Here are some creative and healthy treats to beat the back to school blues. The banana muffins are a tasty and nutritious addition to the lunchbox. The frozen bananas make a great after school snack, served directly from the freezer. Both recipes are fun and kid friendly so your child can help you prepare them. To [...]
On February 14, we celebrate Valentine’s Day. It is a day for lovers and sweethearts, but also a fun day for children and family. Valentine’s Day traditions abound. We exchange cards and small gifts, chocolate, candy, jewelry, and flowers. Since I like to bake, my favorite Valentine’s Day endeavor is preparing a heart-shaped cake. Below [...]
It is day number two after our historic Trick or Treat Snowstorm on October 29, and there is still no power here on Fells Road. The only functioning appliance in my house is my trusty 30-year-old gas powered oven and I am baking up a storm (no pun intended). I had mixed up some cookie [...]
Pumpkin or pecan? That is the question. I adore both pies and when I can’t decide which to bake, I make one pie with a layer each of pumpkin and pecan, and a whole new taste sensation is born. The pumpkin layer is delicately spiced with cinnamon and nutmeg, while the pecan layer incorporates maple [...]
Here’s a fun, simple, kid friendly recipe that should help to get everyone in the back to school spirit. Older children can help to measure and mix up the ingredients in the mixer, while the little ones can add the ingredients and help to fold in the nuts and chocolate chips. They can all get [...]
What a great experience it was to work with Bud when my Patriotic Cake was featured on the cover of Essex Fells Magazine in July 2011! It made me realize how very fortunate we are to reside in the beautiful, bucolic borough of Essex Fells and to be a citizen of the USA—the greatest country [...]
May is one of the most lovely months of the year. The winter snowstorms are behind us, spring is here in all her glory, and it’s time to celebrate! Delight your mom on Mother’s Day with this delicious chocolate torte. Make an extra torte to have on hand for dessert at your Memorial Day barbecue. [...]