The Best Apricot Galette Recipe Fruit Galettes Are the Easiest and Most Versatile Rustic Dessert to Bake I’ve always been a mix of traditional and free-spirited. My parents were self-proclaimed hippies, and their creative, rebellious approach to life definitely rubbed…
Cherry Cheesecake Macarons
If you know me in person, or have followed me on Instagram, you’ve probably heard me lament on my experiences making macarons. I LOVE those tiny almond-flour bites! Light, crisp, and filled with jam or ganache, they are my favorite…
Rustic Strawberry Pie
I would say I’m pretty much a pie traditionalist. I love slicing into a creamy, custardy, pumpkin pie at Thanksgiving. I relish taking that first juicy bite of homemade apple pie (with fresh orchard picked apples) every season. I even…
Coconut Chocolate Chip Frozen Custard
I’m giving you fair warning now – this recipe is a bit on the caloric side… It’s ice cream taken to the next level… Creamy, rich, a true coconut and chocolate ‘frozen custard’. It is DIVINE. I will start…
Neapolitan “Naked” Layer Cake
I am starting to get into “birthday party mode” for my eldest son this week. Even though his actual birthday is later this month, we are having a modest get together of family and friends to celebrate the Little Man…
Vanilla Pineapple Ice Cream
My eldest son is just starting to get interested in cooking. He loves to tie on his apron and get his hands dirty. He is my right hand man for spicing and stirring…sometimes far too vigorously, but with excited energy…