Desserts

Ten years ago, my family was moving from California back to Arizona, and we were supposed to spend Thanksgiving with friends…but I… Continue Reading Bourbon Sweet Potato Pie

Red White & Blueberry Cream Cheese Tarts are so easy to make and make the perfect sweet summer treat!   This bite-sized no-bake… Continue Reading Red White & Blueberry Cream Cheese Tarts

These soft & Chewy Carrot Cookies are a favorite around our house at Easter time and all year.  They are different than… Continue Reading Best Soft & Chewy Carrot Cookies

The love affair between chocolate and coffee is passionate and intense, an ethereal dance of flavors.  Bitter sweet + earthy fragrant =… Continue Reading Mocha Mousse Recipe

Looking for an oh so yummy pastry with cranberry and apple?  One of my new recipes this year is this Cranberry Apple… Continue Reading Cranberry Apple Strudel

The best place (in the whole world) to be in Autumn is a drive in the countryside in upstate New York.  Crisp… Continue Reading Best Buttermilk Apple Cider Donuts

Chocolate sauce so decadent, it should be outlawed! Continue Reading Outlaw Hot Fudge Sauce

Now that fall is here (hey, it’s in the 80’s here in AZ…that is fall), it is time to start baking again. … Continue Reading Chocolate Chip-Toffee Pumpkin Bars

Pumpkin and apple pie are two Thanksgiving dessert staples, yet not everyone likes pie.  (I know…shocking, right?!)    Creamy and lightly sweetened with… Continue Reading Crock Pot Cranberry Orange Rice Pudding

  It’s that time of year again, when pumpkin flavor pops up all over the place, even in our coffee. Fluffy Chocolate… Continue Reading Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Donuts

My family has been obsessed with Toll House bars lately, but I decided to mix up the recipe a little bit to… Continue Reading Pumpkin Toll House Bars

I know I know.  Proclaiming this as the world’s best chocolate cake is a bit presumptuous, but I’ve had many a piece… Continue Reading World’s Best Chocolate Cake (Wacky Cake)