When I think of maple, the first thing to come to mind is maple fudge, which is immediately followed by the episode of Friends when Ross ends up at a hotel in Vermont, eats...
This apple Bundt cake is loaded with spice, pecans, has a huge cream cheese swirl in the middle, and is topped with a praline frosting. This, my friends, is one heck of a cake....
A few months ago, my Chief Culinary Consultant and I stopped by my grandparents’ so he could bring them a few summer squash from his garden. We ended up staying for a few hours,...
I am totally and completely infatuated with fall. From pumpkin, apples and cinnamon to jeans, hoodies, football and everything in between… I love it all. It’s such a cozy time of year and I...
I had been in the dark about Clif Bars until just a couple of months ago. I had heard of them, but I typically don’t buy bars like that, so I had never tried...
Just because we’ve jumped the seasonal fence and have ended up on the other side of Labor Day where it’s taboo to wear white, it certainly doesn’t mean that we have to say no...
I love, love, love appetizers. I love them almost as much as desserts. In fact, if I could arrange it so that the main dish was eliminated from meals and we only ate appetizers...
This has been one crazy summer season. One one hand, I feel like the last few months have gone by in the blink of an eye. On the other hand, I feel like it...
I’ve never met a cinnamon roll that I didn’t like. Cinnamon rolls are the best mind trick, ever. They’re pastries, meaning they should be dessert, but we all know they’re meant for breakfast. Anything...
Peanut butter and chocolate. Chocolate and peanut butter. I don’t foresee any point in my life where I will be able to pass up that combination. My favorite candy has long been peanut butter...
Tomorrow begins the Labor Day weekend. What?! I am still in complete shock that the summer has now come and gone, and all I have to show for it is a racer-back tan line on my...
It has probably been five years since I’ve used box cake mixes with any sort of regularity. Back in the day, I would bake one up in a 9×13-inch pan and then proceed to slather...
