Orange, Cranberry, and Cacao Nib Meltaways

Easy and Delicious Cookies Sound Good Right About Now, Don’t They? It is definitely the cookie time of year in my house. I don’t bake a lot of cookies, but come Christmas season, baking cookies becomes the norm. I bake my rugelach and a few other favorites every year, but I also love to try […]

Strawberries and Cream Icebox Cake

And You Can Make It Days Ahead! Strawberries and cream. There really isn’t a whole lot more to say on that subject, is there? It’s a perfect combination. Swoon worthy. So, as I got to thinking about a strawberry and cream dessert that I could make, but would still be as good days later as […]

Easy Black Tahini Rolls

Sweet – But Not Too Sweet. They’re Perfect. I don’t know about you, but I’ve never made anything with black sesame tahini .* Knowing how much I love regular tahini, but also knowing how I frequently use black sesame seeds * in my cooking, I had to buy a jar and test it out. Black […]

Olive Oil Cake with Cherries and Cacao Nibs

A Super Easy One-Bowl Cake That Delivers Big Time! I love a good olive oil cake and have made quite a few – some much better than others. I made one from a recipe online a few weeks ago that I thought had great potential, but it didn’t pan out. I decided it was time […]

Roasted Plums with Orange and Sumac

Roasting the Plums Turns Them Into a Mouthwatering Topping. This seems to have been my Summer of Plums. Well, and cantaloupes, but we’ll get to that another time. I’ve had such good luck with many different types of fantastic plums and pluots that I’ve been eating them in all sorts of ways. I already posted […]