Banana Bread With Chocolate Streusel

"Banana Bread with Chocolate Streusel Recipe"

What to do with an abundance of over-ripe bananas?  Well, make banana bread, of course.  I usually have a banana every morning for breakfast, but ever since my go round with the flu, they just haven’t sounded a”peel”ing to me. … Continue reading




Christmas Cookie Countdown and Spiced Rum Chocolate Cupcakes with Spiced Rum Buttercream

"Spiced Rum Chocolate Cupcakes with Spiced Rum Buttercream"

Whew – the title of this post is a mouthful, isn’t it.  I just didn’t want to leave out any of the details describing this cupcake. I’m fully aware that these cupcakes are cookie impostors but I don’t think you are going … Continue reading




Warm Mocha Tart

"Warm Mocha Tart Recipe"

The turkeys have vanished and oversized pumpkins intended for carving are all but absent from the market bins.  Spiced Pumpkin Latte has been erased from the coffee shop blackboard and in its place, scribbled in candy cane letters, it now … Continue reading




Christmas Cookie Countdown and Chocolate Cherry Jumbles

"Chocolate Cherry Jumbles Cookie Recipe"

During a trip last Fall to Pike’s Place Market in Seattle, I happened upon the Chukar Cherries stand and had a field day.  Like a kid in a candy store, I had a hard time choosing one variety over the … Continue reading




Christmas Cookie Countdown and Millionaire’s Shortbread Cookies

"Millionaire

I remember the first time I baked and tasted a Millionaire’s Shortbread Cookie.  I was so pleased with the combination of flavors and textures balanced beautifully in one cookie.  Buttery shortbread blanketed with chewy caramel and finished with a layer … Continue reading