Chocolate Pistachio Sablés

Chocolate Pistachio Sablés Recipe

Now that the hustle and bustle of the holidays is over, I finally have time to bake all the things I pushed to the side when the season’s commitments, far too often, took me out of my kitchen.  These early … Continue reading




Fig Jam, Pear and Pistachio Coffeecake and Baking in a Toaster Oven

Do you know how frustrating it can be when baking is your passion and you don’t have an oven?  VERY!!!  Two weeks ago, just as I was rolling out the pastry for Howie’s birthday pie, my oven ‘short circuited’.  Literally. … Continue reading




Brown Sugar,Pear and Pistachio Cake with Spiced Buttercream

"Brown Sugar, Pear and Pistachio Cake Recipe"

Life is full of decision making.  I once read that we make, on average, around seventy decisions in any given day.  From when to rise, what to eat for breakfast, whether or not to go to the gym, – to … Continue reading