This pear dessert is a delicious and easy idea for even a beginner baker. Pears are one of those fruits that lend themselves so well to traditional baking spices, and their soft texture melts into the crumb of the cake. Better yet, what if you combined them with cinnamon and vanilla …. maybe a hint of ground chai?
Double Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
What’s your response to stress? Do you crank the music to eleven and jump on the treadmill? Text your friends silly memes all day, to spark a brief giggle? Clean the closets? Reorganize an already-sparkling pantry? We all have our…
Pantry Friendly Cooking & Recipes
“May you live in interesting times.” An old saying that can be taken as a blessing or a curse, depending on how you look at it. It certainly is hard to see the bright side of the interesting times, at…
Apple Chai Sourdough Scones
After a brief summer hiatus, I’m jumping back into sourdough treats! You may remember that I created my own sourdough starter, affectionately named, “Paul Riser”, this past winter. I’ve posted recipes in the past for sourdough jam cinnamon rolls, and…
Homemade Sourdough Starter
It’s been a while…. I’d love to say that I was off travelling the world, or publishing a bestselling cookbook (oh, how I wish that was true for real!), all these months. My children have grown bigger,…
Famous Blueberry Muffins
There are several beloved New England foods that any native can name (beyond the iconic Clam Chowder, Sam Adams beer, and Boston Brown Bread). Creamy Frappes, a delicious Raspberry Lime Rickey, Jimmies (not Sprinkles! Jimmies are chocolate and Sprinkles are…
Carrot & Raisin Spice Cookies
In our house we eat pretty much anything. Meat & potatoes, check. Mediterranean foods full of fresh vegetables, olive oil, cheese and bread – oh yes. Rich Indian vegetarian curries and Saag – get on our plates. Among all of…
Old-School Hamentashen
In most cultures, food equals love. From our grandmothers urging us to finish giant platefuls of pasta, or showering kids with cookies, or coming home to Mama’s house for a favorite dinner, the food we grew up with represents comfort,…
Funfetti Cupcakes with Vanilla Cream Frosting
A trip to the local bakery can be a magical thing. Shelf upon shelf of colorful and sweet treats, most at the eye level of small children. I can recall smooshing my face up on the glass display case when…