Apple Walnut Bread with Brown Sugar Glaze

Apple Walnut Bread with Brown Sugar Glaze Recipe

In my last post I shared with you about my Mom, and the incredible grief I was experiencing following her passing.  I’m still struggling and I expect I will be for a while.  I’ve not wanted to bring my sadness … Continue reading




Whole-Grain Blueberry Muffins

Whole-Grain Blueberry Muffins Recipe

I’m a huge fan of muffins, and an even bigger fan of blueberries.  Based on those two facts, you would think I was also a fan of blueberry muffins.  Not so!  I have rarely met a blueberry muffin that was … Continue reading




Vanilla Bean and Pear Jam Scones

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Vanilla Pear Jam Filled Scones Recipe

I thought I had done just about everything possible with a scone.  Sweet and savory.  Nuts, dried fruits, and herbs.  Chocolate, coffee, glazed, and filled with streusel.  However, I had never thought to make a depression in the top and … Continue reading




Glazed Streusel Coffee Cake

Glazed Streusel Coffee Cake Recipe

My, it has been awhile.  There are many reasons for my absence from this space.  Traveling, lack of computer access, and many of the other obvious holiday distractions that kept me supremely busy.  Mostly though, it was more about a … Continue reading




Pumpkin Ice Cream with a Fig Walnut Cognac Swirl in Gingerbread Waffle Bowls

Pumpkin Ice Cream with a Fig Walnut Cognac Swirl in a Gingerbread Waffle Bowl Recipe

Can we talk about Thanksgiving dessert for just a minute? Aren’t most of us moaning and groaning from fullness once we have consumed our Thanksgiving meals?  Who among us, when faced with glistening golden turkey, gravy, stuffing and sweet potatoes, … Continue reading