The pleasure others receive from my homemade desserts makes it all worthwhile.  I love making people happy through flour, sugar, butter and eggs.  Compliments do not inflate my ego, rather, they boost the level of joy I experience when baking … Continue reading →

What’s old is new again – and since I’m in love with everything retro and vintage I am very happy about that.  In the past couple of years there has been a wave of dessert and baking books with a … Continue reading →

Lately I have been thinking quite a bit about the meaning behind the word “tradition”.  I am a fanatic, a stickler, somewhat of a maniac about tradition.  I find comfort just knowing that whatever life is bringing my way, however … Continue reading →

Two or three times a week I meet my friend Sylvia for an early morning walk.  It is such a great way to begin the day.  Exercise, fresh air, and friendship.  It doesn’t get any better than that.  Well, maybe … Continue reading →

When we were growing up. my mom worked part-time at the local neighborhood bakery.  Yum!  She would leave the house in the early hours of the morning leaving my grandmother the task of rousing us from our beds, feeding us … Continue reading →