A Pie for Mikey
I don't know Jennifer Perillo personally, I just read her blog and follow her tweets. But that did not make her devastating loss any less real for…
Are You Ready for Saint Patrick’s Day?
Saint Patrick's Day is almost here, and Americans all over the country are buying extra large bottles of emerald green food dye. Very soon, cakes,…
Baked Cinnamon Pecan French Toast
"Don't you want me baby? Don't you want me now-ow-ow-ow?" Those song lyrics have become an earworm for me. As I edited my photos of…
Banana Split Pie with Chocolate-Rum Sauce Recipe
I really enjoy dessert, but don't always want to put in the effort of making it. Which is good, because with my inherited sweet tooth (thanks mom)…
Bananas Foster Ice Cream
Are you like me and always have over ripened bananas in your kitchen? The toddler loves bananas, but how many can a two year old eat? So, sooner…
Brown Sugar Shortbread Cookie Recipe
Everyone has a go-to cookie recipe. This is mine. THREE ingredients somehow meld together to make an incredibly luscious, melt in your mouth,…
Brown Sugar-Vanilla Frozen Yogurt
Brown Sugar-Vanilla Frozen Yogurt is actually the ingredient list. Brown sugar + vanilla + yogurt = creamy and tangy goodness. As I am writing…
Butter & Scotch Hot Toddy Caramel Corn
This is a sponsored post from Abrams Books and the Abrams Dinner Party. Last week I did a very informal poll in a…
Candy Cane Cookies
Cookie #2 in the 2012 series using the Master Cookie Dough is a chocolaty, crunchy delight. Crushed candy canes add a hint of minty freshness, while…
Candy Corn Popcorn Balls
All Hallows Eve approaches. Little ghouls and goblins and witches and Star Wars characters emerge from the dark for tricks and treats. All across…
Cherries Jubilee Ice Cream
Cherries Jubilee ice cream? Don't you usually serve Cherries Jubilee OVER ice cream? Yes. But why not try a new spin on an old classic? I…
Chocolate Ale Layer Cake
Two of my favorite things in the world recently collided in the most delicious way. Beer and chocolate. As a Featured Publisher for Foodbuzz I got…
Chocolate Chip-Coconut Bars
These Chocolate Chip-Coconut Bars are making me happy and my scale rather unhappy! I swear I heard it let out a groan the other day. Or maybe that…
Chocolate Macadamia Nut Bites
Bite. Morsel. Just enough to satisfy the appetite. These little cookies are the perfect two or three bite treat to go along with a cup of coffee…
Christmas Cookie Masterpieces!
Yes, they are masterpieces! Created by five and six year old artists in my daughter's kindergarten class with nothing more than food coloring pens…
Cinnamon and Ancho Chile Scented Avocado Ice Cream
Today is National Chocolate Ice Cream Day! But I am not a big fan of chocolate ice cream, though I do love chocolate in most other incarnations. …
Cinnamon Sugar Crisps
Cookie #4 from my Master Cookie Dough is the kind of cookie that you think you can eat just one. Then you eat another, and another, and another. You…
Crispy Sugar Cookies
Don't you love to see beautifully decorated cookies during the holiday season? Well, these may not be the most beautiful, but they sure are…
Dessert Hack Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Cups
Who doesn't like chocolate chip cookies? Who doesn't like peanut butter cups? Put them together and you have these heavenly Dessert Hack Chocolate…
Drumroll Please! The Persimmon Ice Cream Recipe!
Apparently my skills as a procrastinator have improved over the years. I have been trying to post this recipe for two weeks now, and finally I have…
Hibiscus Scented Fig Compote
Fall is here and figs are all over the markets. Here is Southern California, fig trees are everywhere, so having friends and neighbors giving out…
Krack Krispies aka Browned Butter Rice Krispies with Almonds and Cherry Raisinets
Rice Krispie treats are a fast and easy sweet snack to make. I remember making them as a child, and just this morning saw a commercial with a…
Lemon Curd and Honey Creme Napoleon
I have been in cookie heaven (or hell depending on how you look at it) for a while now, and thought I would change it up a bit with another…
Lemon Glazed Pound Cake
I cannot find any words to express who my mother was better than my "Brother from Another Mother" Kevin used at my mom's memorial service. His…
Life Happens… and the Recipe for the Best Pound Cake Ever
Life Happens...and it has been happening to me with a vengeance! In the past few weeks I threw my baby girl a 3rd birthday party, nursed her back to…
Mango-Ginger Ice Cream
Ice cream. Such a gloriously rich, creamy, calorie dense treat, loved by young and old alike. Actually it is the prefect food for the very…
Master Cookie Dough
Master cookie dough? What? I can hear you all scratching your heads. A master cookie dough is a dough that is very versatile and can be made into…
Master Cookie Dough Part 2
Cookie Baking is in full swing for the holidays, and I am trotting out the Master Cookie Dough recipe! This is my go-to recipe, because I can make so…
Meyer Lemon-Rosemary Bars
I think of these as adult cookies. Not that children will not like them, but the flavor is one to have with a cup of coffee or…
Mom’s Old School Bread Pudding
As I continue to process the loss of my mother, I decided to re-post this recipe for one of her favorite desserts. Mom loved bread pudding,…
Monster Bites
Halloween is becoming my favorite holiday. No giant meal to prepare, no pressure to buy just the right present and you can dress…
Need a brunch idea? Make french toast casserole
One of my favorite things about the weekend is having more time to make a nice breakfast for the family. During the week I am usually rushing to…
Nutella Bites
Master Cookie Dough is so fun to play with. Add a pinch of this, a dollop of that, roll the dough in this, fill it with that! One…
Olive Oil Cake with Pine Nuts and Currants
I've been teaching cooking classes at the Le Cordon Bleu culinary school, and recently we did a series on Italian regional cooking. One of the…
Organic Meyer Lemon Curd Puff Pastry Tarts
Little bites of sunshine. That's what these tasty mini gems are. Little bites of sunshine in your mouth. Sweet/tart organic Meyer lemon curd, buttery…
Organic Meyer Lemon Curd Recipe
I love winter in Southern California. The weather changes (it's 78 degrees right now instead of 101 degrees) and the citrus trees are…
Organic Persimmon Cookies and Bars
Ah, Persimmons. Yes I am writing about persimmons again. And I still have more persimmon pulp lurking in my freezer. A short while ago I wrote…
Peach Pie Cookie Bars
Rich and gooey, crunchy and sweet. That is how I describe this Peach Pie Cookie Bar. My blogging buddy and friend Kelly over at Evil Shenanigans…
Peppermint Kisses
First, I bite the soft tip of the kiss, slowly melting the minty white chocolate in my mouth while nibbling the little crunchy bits of peppermint…
PFB #3 - The “Only Slightly Fancy” Family Dinner Party
Much to my surprise, I find myself in round 3 of Project Food Blog - The Luxury Dinner Party. Only thing is, I don't do luxury. I can…
Pineapple Coconut Rainbow Bread Pudding
The first time I laid eyes on this bread I was drawn to it. The psychedelic swirl of color got my attention, my mind filling with fun…
Raspberry Dessert Tamales
This year I did something I have wanted to do for years. I made sweet tamales! If you do not live in an area with a large Mexican population, than…
Recipe for the Best Pound Cake Ever
Some may disagree with my rather opinionated title, but this really is a special pound cake. I grew up eating this cake (and have the hips to prove…
Retro Recipes: Classic Bread Pudding
Bread pudding is one of those desserts that are old school, classic and comforting. A dessert you remember your grandmother or mother making. …
Slow Cooker Persimmon Butter
Fall is here and persimmons are abundant. Farmer's markets and grocery stores showcase them in all of their vibrant orangeness. I am lucky to be…
Strawberry and Cream Cake
I was almost defeated by this cake. Almost. What you see is strawberry cake number three. Number one was OK, number two was OK, but number three…
Strawberry Nachos
This is one of those posts when I know you all are thinking I have had a break with sanity. Those who know me usually say "Pack light! It's a short…
Strawberry Wine Dessert Sauce
One of the best things about living in California, is the abundant fresh produce available year round. So what if we regularly have brush fires,…
Summer Cherry Crisp
You may have noticed it has been little a little quieter around here. I may do a few posts, then you don't hear from me for a couple of…
Sweet and Savory Avocado Ice Cream
Avocado ice cream? Really? An avocado is a fruit, so why not. There is no written rule that says ice cream has to be sweet all the time, so why…
Sweet and Spicy Chipotle Kettle Corn
Popcorn is and always will be one of the best snacks around. It can be buttery, salty, spicy, sweet or savory. You eat it the movies, you eat it…
Sweet Potato Pie Gooey Bars Recipe
I'm a cereal fan. I can eat it for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Although Captain Crunch will always hold a place deep in my heart, I have tried to…
Tea Time with Nestle Toll House Chocolate Chip Tea Cakes
This post is sponsored by Nestle Toll House Before the technological world took over, kids often played in an imaginary world. A…
The Black Girl’s Top 10 Recipes of 2013
Looking back at this tumultuous year I have had, I was not surprised that I honestly could not remember a lot of the recipes I developed and…
The Heirloom Pumpkin Pie Pan
Thanksgiving is right around the corner, and as always I am trying to figure out how we got to the holiday season so quickly! One would…
The Master Cookie Dough Chronicles
That rather monotone, drab looking bowl of dough is somewhat like Clark Kent. Boring and nice Clark, suddenly transformed…
The Top 12 of 2012
It's time to chill the bubbly and toast to new beginnings! 2012 is coming to an end, and at its regularly scheduled time as opposed to that Mayan…
Vanilla Meringue Cookies
Recently I participated in the Share our Strength Los Angeles Food Blogger Bake Sale, to raise money to fight childhood hunger. Donating a few…
Vegan 3 Ingredient No Churn Coconut Milk Ice Cream
Only three ingredients? And it is vegan? And you don't need an ice cream maker? And it actually tastes really, really…
Wordless Wednesday | Persimmon Ice Cream
An actual recipe for this sublime persimmon ice cream will be posted soon. Really, it…
