Easy triple chocolate Bundt cake made with boxed cake and pudding mixes, chocolate chips and sour cream. Fudgy, moist and rich dark chocolate cake for birthdays, potlucks and Valentine’s Day.
Classic tiramisu recipe with ladyfingers dipped in coffee and rum and layered with a whipped mixture of eggs, sugar and mascarpone cheese, an easy and authentic homemade Italian dessert.
Dessert bars filled with white chocolate chips, pecans and cranberry sauce, a festive treat for the holidays.
Classic baklava recipe, the traditional Greek pastry made with ground nuts, layers of phyllo and drizzled with honey syrup. I’ve had baklava now and then over the years, sometimes good, sometimes not so much. In other words, not a huge fan, just kind of neutral. But if you’ve ever had really good baklava, it’s a …
Classic Buckeyes recipe for peanut butter balls dipped in chocolate, a popular treat in the midwest, especially Ohio, and must-have on the holiday dessert table. I had my first buckeye years ago in Ohio, when I married into family from Dayton. On the buffet at the holidays when we were visiting one year were a …
Magnolia Bakery’s banana pudding ~ the iconic NYC bakery’s famous banana pudding is creamy, dreamy, fluffy and so easy to make at home with simple ingredients! I have three daughters, two of which attended college in New York City. I’m pretty sure the first thing they both discovered was Magnolia Bakery. At the time, the …
Homemade peach pie made with seasonal, fresh peaches and a perfectly flaky, crispy crust made with lard and butter. This is the quintessential summer fruit pie! Summer peach season is in full swing. I’ve been having a blast with peaches this year. Peach bellinis, grilled peaches and peach pie. I’ve made peach pie twice so …
Fresh blackberry crisp made with just-picked blackberries from the farm ~ the best summer dessert, with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, of course! I absolutely love fresh berries in the summer and if they’re local, even better. Just so fresh and bursting with flavor. The farm near my house has blackberries you can pick, …
Chocolate cream pie ~ rich, dark chocolate pastry cream topped with whipped cream in an Oreo cookie crust. I make two really good pies, cherry and chocolate cream pie. The cherry pie I used to make when I could get my hands on fresh Michigan tart cherries, that was long, long ago. The chocolate cream …
Chicago-style bakery apple slices. Apple filling between two crusts in a sheet pan, topped with vanilla glaze and cut into squares. These slices are very portable and travel well for your potluck or next get-together! I grew up in the Chicago suburbs and as an adult I lived in the city. I love Chicago neighborhood …
