A classic all-American apple pie recipe with a very buttery, flaky crust and a cinnamon-spiced homemade apple filling. Apples are in full force already here in Upstate NY and I have a classic apple...
When coconut meets zucchini, you get a wonderful combination in these Zucchini Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookies. A great recipe to use up summer zucchini. Guys, I really wish I could tell you I am...
I have a small confession. For the longest time, I could not get myself to eat peanut butter in sweet situations. In Sierra Leone where I grew up, we use peanut butter to make...
Coconut almond cream cake is a coconut lover’s dream cake and the perfect Easter dessert recipe. Coconut cake is filled with almond cream filling, then topped with fluffy coconut cream cheese frosting! **This recipe...
Hey guys! I am very excited today to be doing a blog swap with Amy from Club Narwhal. Amy is a creative writer, a great photographer that loves to travel and enjoy great food....
Hey folks, I hope you had a great weekend! I was able to unplug from the interwebs and enjoyed a relaxing day at the lake with the husband on Saturday. And on Sunday I...
This post was originally posted in August 2013 but has been updated with new pictures in Aug 2020. Happy Friday friends! This week has been filled with cakes here on the blog and...
Happy Monday! It’s my birthday today, and I made myself a birthday cake! A Strawberry Lavender Cake, to be precise.
I recently realized not everyone knows what Blahnik in this blog’s title refers to. Silly me, I thought everyone knew what these beautiful things are! But, people keep asking “What’s a Blahnik?” So, I...
It’s the last day of July which means 1) it’s my birthday in 5 days and 2) summer is almost over and fall is close!!! Fall is my favorite season. I love the weather,...
Hey there, and welcome back, friends. You are in for a treat! These moist and delicious peanut butter blondies are made with Reese’s peanut butter chocolate chunks, brown butter, and chopped walnuts.
Hello friends!! I made pie crust again and filled it with cherries to make these scrumptious cherry hand pies 🙂 Remember how I said I was scared of making pie crusts? My first two...
Soft, chewy and crisp homemade cinnamon raisin bagels Who doesn’t love a good bagel? I used to eat bagels all the time in college and I never considered making a homemade bagel until I...
*This recipe was originally published on July 16, 2013. It was long overdue for an update, so I revisited the recipe and took updated pictures in July 2021. I hope you enjoy it as...
Hello friends! I have some sweet cookies for you today. These salted caramel chocolate chip cookies are a great blend of sweet and salty and the perfect chocolate chip cookies for when you have...
Hello friends!! Brown butter week continues with these amazing brown butter peach cupcakes. *This recipe was originally published on July 10, 2013. It was long overdue for an update, so I revisited the...
A double peanut butter chocolate brownie with a soft and chewy center oozing with warm chocolate. These brown butter peanut butter paisley brownies are a peanut butter lover’s dream. Have you ever browned butter?...
Are ice cream stand runs a part of your summer evenings? They sure are for us. We live close to a lake with beautiful walking paths. Normally, we walk the 4-mile path and sometimes...
These Caramel Pretzel Delights make for a perfect and easy grab-and-go snack! They are a chocolate lover’s dream come true! These little bites are one of my all-time favorite treats ever! They are so...
That’s right, you read the title right. I am sharing a burger recipe. Sorry for the break in transmission of sweets. But it’s time for another installment of Pass the Cook Book Club. If...
