Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Loaf

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Loaf

One of the best things about this season is pumpkin. Maybe it is because I am from the Northeast, but when the temperature drops I start craving the comfort of those dishes that are served at all good New England inns. Chicken pot pie, crab cakes, roast turkey, and anything pumpkin. Pumpkin ravioli, pumpkin soup,Read more

Flourless Hazelnut Cake

Flourless Hazelnut Cake

My mother’s birthday is the day before Halloween. Her childhood, no surprise, was filled with Halloween-themed birthday parties. “All I want is a pink cake like every other little girl,” she repeatedly told my grandmother. But her plea went unanswered and consequently, in her adulthood, she hates having her birthday associated with anything that evenRead more

Peanut Butter and Jelly Cupcakes

Peanut Butter and Jelly Cupcakes

My hubby and I have a friend, the Professor, who has been absolutely instrumental in developing this blog. As a fellow foodie, he reads several food blogs regularly and fantasizes about starting one himself one day. However, it is much easier to live vicariously through me and he has provided me with a ton ofRead more

Lemon Poppyseed Pound Cake

Lemon Poppyseed Pound Cake

In September of 1983, I was starting middle school or what some call junior high. On my first day, I spotted a very good-looking boy in my class. He had brown hair, hazel eyes and was already 6 feet tall. Needless to say, I was far from the only one who noticed. After a fewRead more