There's no diet list I'll follow that would rule out cherry pie. ~Edgar A. Guest Cherries are the shape shifters of the fruit world. They are the perfect lazy day summer food - a kids-sitting-back-on-the-porch-swing-spitting-pits kind of thing. But they clean up well, starring … [Read more...]
Graham Cracker Cake with Chocolate Ganache and Marshmallow Frosting (aka S’more Cake)
Sarcastic people tend to be marshmallows under the armor. ~Stephen King Growing up in the seventies on the east coast of Canada, I never ate a s'more. We had plenty of bonfires, and ate lots of toasted marshmallows, but the only s'mores I encountered were in books. When I … [Read more...]
Orange Sour Cream Pound Cake
There are never enough 'I love you's.' ~Lenny Bruce Everyone should have a good pound cake recipe in their collection, and this one to consider. It is dense - like a good pound cake should be - and stores well. This variation uses sour cream and a small bit of leavening, with … [Read more...]
Chocolate Orange Zucchini Cake
Being a mother means that your heart is no longer yours; it wanders wherever your children do. ~Author Unknown I've heard it said that whispering will get a child's attention in a way no shouting ever could. I haven't yet seen the evidence. But if you prefer the idea of … [Read more...]
Simple Eggnog Bundt Cake
When is the time for love to be born? The inn is full on the planet earth, And by a comet the sky is torn– Yet Love still takes the risk of birth. ~ Madeleine L'Engle I live in one of the richest nations on earth. Yet even here, over 800,000 people (out of a population of only … [Read more...]