Hey Amy!

I am noticing fewer and fewer peaches at the market.  Soon we will have no more and it will be apple time!  I realized this morning I have not made a crumble yet this season so today’s recipe is a crumble.  Like most of the recipes I share, it’s very simple to create and is [...]

I have been in the mood to bake lately.  One would presume it’s because the fall is nearing and I am nesting.  I think it’s simply because I love baking.  Period.  End of discussion.  My favorite days are in the kitchen baking up a storm of goodies to taste and share.  Today’s recipe is a [...]

This could be the simplest way for you and your child to spend some time in the kitchen together.  The recipe requires no oven nor stove time.  They are easy to make and even easier to eat. Ingredients: 10  oz. milk, dark or white chocolate (I occasionally triple the recipe and do all three!) 1 [...]

I love my 300 Best Chocolate Recipes cookbook.  Not only do I love everything I have tried, but there are no calories in any of them!  Kid, I kid.  This recipe combines two distinct and decadent flavors, coffee and chocolate, to create a sinful cupcake.  I top it with my Nany’s peanut butter frosting and [...]

I am busy unpacking (yes, still) and am discovering some treasures I had forgotten I owned, namely my punch bowl collection.  To many of you, punch bowls are an entertaining tool of the past but I love them.  I have three–two vintage and one modern–as well as a box of mix and match cups that [...]

I am trying to make all my pasta dishes with whole grain or whole wheat pasta.  I know many of you have written saying you can’t get used to the change in flavor but I think Barilla Plus is as close to semolina as one can get.  I don’t get paid to endorse their product, [...]

I am trying to incorporate the final berries of the season into just about every meal I make.  I made raspberry chicken last week and of course the simplest recipe of fruit salad for breakfast, lunch and dinner. This recipe is a classic.  I am certain many of you have had it at your mother’s [...]