Desserts

Funfetti cake makes a gorgeous Christmas Cake! Sprinkle with powdered sugar makes it look like fresh snow has fallen on the cake! Merry Christmas! Easy Christmas Cake  

I have been on a cranberry kick, first the Cranberry Sauce and now this moist delicious Cranberry Bread. I have always thought that another type of berry, okay it’s color is blue, has the highest antioxidants than other fruit, but I was wrong, cranberries are the highest by 1.96%. Well I’ll be darn. Anywho, they …

I am just going to start off by saying – I am one of the biggest fans of DARK CHOCOLATE. I almost think it’s a waste for someone to give me anything else but Dark Chocolate. I prefer buying dark chocolate over any other kind be it Ghiradelli, Vahlrona, Scharfenberger and especially See’s Candy. With …

It feels like it has been raining for days and when it rains, I bake. It feels like the right thing to do. The creative juices start flowing and the sweets appear. I have been watching the clouds noticing what the shapes look like, a dragon, a cat, a ship, a pie…. Wild Maine Blueberries …

In our home, when my children request a dessert, they are appointed to help in creating that dessert. Plus I get to spend quality time with my child and it makes it fun and easier! So, today’s requested dessert is Easy Maine Chocolate Moose (Mousse). You only need six ingredients to make this tasty treat. …

  Because, it was 42 degrees this morning – in October- no way- yes way – I know, I was in shock too, especially after being in Boston this week with 75-degree weather! Because it was so cold I was holding my tea mug just to get my hands warm. Because it is fall and …

This is a very special cake for one of the most special people in my life. Just a little pressure that I put on myself. But anyway, when I asked my very special person what she would like for a cake for her 14th birthday, she replied, ” Um mm, chocolate cake, No…….chocolate cupcakes, No… …

Easy No- Bake Chocolate, Peanut Butter, Oats Cookies- otherwise known as HURRICANE COOKIES. Do you remember when Hurricane Irene was coming up the Coast? Well I kind of panicked about our food situation. What were we going to eat if we lost power for days???                     …

My  favorite – Raspberries – freshly picked from the Farmer’s Market. This is how dreams start, recipes are going through my head. Or, should I just eat them now? Here she is Miss Ruby Raspberry! You go girl, work the camera, that’s right, you know you got it going on! But wait! There is a pie …

    Banana Chocolate Nut BreadYou say Bananas- I say Bananas. Why is it? Sometimes the bananas get scarfed up, sometimes they are left to ripen. Well, today I had very ripe bananas, and on those days when there is a cool fall-ish summer breeze… I hear the sound of the Banana fairies giggling for …