With just a couple of days until Christmas and currently being in the middle of Chanukkah celebrations, I thought perhaps you could use a simple but delicious party dessert. “Banoffee” is an English contraction of Bananas & Toffee, a combination of flavors and ingredients commonly enjoyed together in England. The inspiration for this shows how one recipe or idea can … Read More
Danish Puff Pastry
Mom had a cupboard full of cookbooks and those that were regularly used were always up front and stuffed full of little slips of paper. To me those shelves of cookbooks were full of wonder…reading all kinds of recipes and just imagining what each item might look and taste like was like living in a fantasy world of food. I … Read More
Chocolate Peppermint Balls
In the midst of the Christmas baking and preparation it’s always good to have a few recipes that are easily assembled and ideally no-bake. For years, I’ve made rum balls which I learned to love early on…under the age of 10 if I recall correctly. No, I’m not a lush and it’s rather ironic because mom and dad didn’t drink. … Read More
More “Bang Bang” for your Buck!
If you’re looking for something rich, sinful, and flavorful I have just the thing for you…”Butter Brickle Bang Bangs”. This an original cookie (candy?) that I created for my “Holiday Cookie” class. It started with an old recipe clipping from a newspaper. Originally it was the crumb base as I have it (graham cracker crumbs, peanut butter, butter, and powdered sugar) that was … Read More