Baking
Ginger Snap Cookies
Somebody please shoot me before I eat all the ginger snap cookies. I really can’t stop and it’s getting to be a problem. If you enjoy the problem of irresistible cookies, then these gingersnaps are for you. They are snappy! They are gingery! They are really really good with milk and this coming from someone…
Read MoreParker House Dinner Rolls
Parker house Rolls Video (scroll down for recipe) As far as dinner rolls go, Parker House rolls are the only ones I know of that have their very own special name. They were invented at the Parker House Hotel in Boston in 1855 (this was the same hotel that invented Boston Cream Pie, BTW. Man,…
Read MoreCranberry Mini Cheesecakes
The recipe card said, “Little Cheesecakes” and according to my grandmother’s scrawled note on the back, these are delicious. According to me, they are scrumptious and wonderful, too! I topped these mini cheesecakes with a cranberry-ginger relish for the holidays, though they are perfectly great without any additional work. You could also use a canned…
Read MoreApple Pie Recipe
I got a big box of beautiful apples from our friends Randy and Merrilou in Vermont. Sent straight from the orchard, nine Empire and nine of a newer variety called Vermont Gold (which were BTW the best eating apple I’ve ever ate). I’d heard of Empire apples, but actually never had the pleasure of cooking…
Read MorePumpkin Scones
I’ve been thinking a lot about my Grandmother Hornsby lately. She passed away in the spring this year, not unexpectedly, but still sadly. She was a bonafied “anglo-phile” if I ever knew one. She loved the ceremony of tea time and adored crumpets, marmalade, Earl Grey, and of course, scones. She also loved reading trashy…
Read MorePizza Roll Recipe
I wanted to make pizza rolls, like the things you buy frozen — little bite-sized pockets of dairy fat and shortening surrounding a tiny cube of “pepperoni” — but quickly realized that I don’t have the patience for making 100 bite-sized pizza pockets and if I don’t have the patience for that, who does?! (That…
Read MorePumpkin Cupcakes with Salted Caramel Frosting
Pumpkin Cupcakes Recipe Video If you’ve been following my show for a while, you probably know I am a sucky cake decorator. BUT THAT WILL NOT STOP ME FROM TRYING! “How cute would it be,” I thought to myself, “if I could make pumpkin cupcakes that actually were decorated to look like pumpkins, too!” So…
Read MoreLemon Pound Cake
Lemon Pound Cake Recipe Video (scroll down for printable recipe) Pound cake was one of my late grandmother’s favorite desserts. She loved all desserts, but pound cake was special I think because she also loved the English practice of High Tea and poundcake fits perfectly into that tradition. About a year before she died, she gave…
Read MoreApple Crisp
It’s apple season! And what better way to please the apple gods than by making an apple crisp?! It’s faster and easier than a pie, plus you can easily make it gluten-free to please all the people. My topping uses a combination of rolled oats and minced nuts for an extra crispy apple crisp, but…
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