Category Archives: Sweets

Peanut Butter Brownies

I think a brownie is chocolate. I don’t think it’s peanut butter. Weird. But whatever. I made these for my husband because he loves loves loves peanut butter and especially Reese’s

Post-Christmas Cookies, No. 2 – Pecan Shorties

This is the second of the new to my repertoire cookie recipes. The first, posted last week brown butter, brown sugar, shorties and now this one, traditional Pecan Sandies. I forgot to mention

Pumpkin Bundt Cake With Cinnamon Glaze

We took our Thanksgiving on the road this year. Celebrating the holiday and all that we are thankful for with my younger brother and niece and our kids. We rented a house in a pine

Chocolate Sheath Cake – A Family Staple

I’ve been MIA from my blog for a bit. Overwhelmed with myriad family drama and upset. But I’m back. And I bring you today ….. my son’s all time favorite desert. And Lily Link’s favorite

You’re A Tart. Make A Tart. Peach Tart.

I have written about this tart crust before but every time I need it I have to search wildly on Batch-33. It seems to be hidden in a section on Satsuma plums. This is really probably the

Fear Of Rhubarb

I’ve been pretty curious about rhubarb for a couple of years but weirdly intimidated by it. It’s not an ingredient that either my mother or grandmother ever used when I was growing up.

Cinco De Mayo!!

You would think that for May 5th, Cinco de Mayo, I would cook and write about Mexican food – that’s what I did last year. Nope. Not this year. This year I’m writing about chocolate cookies.

More Beautiful Family And Family Of Family And Cocoa Nibs And Sea Salt

My husband always tells me that he has no family (except his kids and us). I’ve written about this before. I can’t figure out if he really believes it or if he’s looking for sympathy or what the

Cookies Of My Youth – Redux

I was looking for an interesting chocolate chip cookie recipe. Not that there’s anything wrong with the Toll House recipe but I wanted something different. Maybe even something ‘better.’