Sage Trifle

I REMEMBER MY GRANDMOTHER MAKING this lovely celebration cake each year for the holidays. As a girl I thought this was the most impress...

I was asked to bring a healthy dessert for a meeting. Is that an oxymoron? My habit of over thinking things had me wondering. Isn...

 WHEN PRITCHARD PARKER CAME HOME WITH A BASKETFUL of raspberries, my imagination quickly got busy dreaming up ways to appreciate them. W...

MY AUNT AND UNCLE HAD A VAST CHERRY TREE which grew right beside their house. As a girl, I could climb from their second story porch rig...

SOMETIMES A RICH AND CREAMY DESSERT which is not too sweet is just perfect. Cheesecake, creme brulee, mousse, and puddings all fall...

 IN HONOR OF THE RETREAT I ATTENDED last week (Camp Bluebird), to celebrate summer, my favorite season, and to debut the kooky and festiv...

AT 85-YEARS-OLD, my Mother still loves to entertain.  She had an Easter brunch for 16 people and when she half-heartedly invited me, she ...

SUCH A MAN CAKE, the German Chocolate Cake, don't you think? Because it is my husband's favorite cake, I'm always looking at...

GRATED APPLES ARE COOKED briefly before baking in this traditional Irish dessert. Apple Amber (don't you love the name) is a lightly...

MAGIC CAKE CYCLED through the food blog circuit about a year ago. I was intrigued by these pretty little squares and finally decided to t...

GREAT NEWS! BAKLAVA is easy to make. If a restaurant we choose is open all afternoon, and many are not, we often like to dine around th...