‘Starbucks’ Maple Oat Scone Recipe

Starbucks Maple Oat Scone Recipe

Starbucks maple oat scones were my morning bit of bliss for a couple years. When I worked at eBay we conveniently had a Starbucks located across the parking lot. I would buy my grande coffee and wait eagerly to receive my maple scone. When I travel and find myself someplace new, I eventually end up [...]

Blueberry Buckle: My Favorite Blueberry Recipe

Blueberry Buckle Recipe

Blueberry buckle is a stunning cake filled to capacity with plump, juicy blueberries. It’s one of my favorite blueberry recipes, and more specifically, it’s one of my favorite Martha Stewart recipes.

Grab-n-Go Coffee Cake

Top of Coffee Cake

Coffee cake is pure marketing brilliance. Let’s face it, it’s cake. But simply by calling it ‘coffee cake’ it’s transformed from a dessert into an acceptable breakfast, at least in my mother’s household. I’m not complaining but instead am fascinated how this can happen. This past weekend we met up with friends for a brunch [...]

Strawberry-Blueberry Magic Cobbler Recipe

Strawberry Blueberry Berry Cobbler

Berry season is upon us and I couldn’t be more happy. Whether you’re looking for strawberries, blueberries, raspberries or boysenberries, the fruits are becoming readily available and at affordable prices. This berry cobbler is versatile and a great use of any type of berry or soft and juicy fruit.

Strawberry Cornmeal Muffins Recipe

Stawberry Cormeal Muffins

Growing up, we raised and picked our own berries. It’s one of the things I miss most about the farm, especially when strawberry season rolls around. This past week I decided to find a local U-Pick farm where we could re-live a bit of childhood. Fortunately, we found a great farm, but unfortunately we picked [...]

Casatiello: a Savory Bread

Casatiello: Italian Savory Bread

This marks my second indulgent week of deliciously sinful carbs. I enjoy bread baking, especially the lengthy proofing process, and find it therapeutic. However, the amount of bread I’m turning out (and consuming) is the downside to my so-called therapy. There’s only so much almond filled brioche a person should eat in one sitting. I [...]

Braided Almond Brioche Bread

Braided Almond Brioche Bread

Sometimes, little boys who learn to braid hair on the playground grow up to be hairdressers, but not me. I quickly became a master of the traditional 3-braid ponytail and all the girls knew who to reach out to when their hair needed to be pulled back. I braided hair on the bus. I braided [...]