Alfajores
My boys loved these cookies, even my caramel-hating son. They're traditionally a South American cookie (although with variations they're a Spanish and an Arabic confection as well). The cookie batter…
My mother is from Boston and I grew up eating Boston Cream Pie made by my grandmother. It was one of her signature desserts. Her other signature dessert was vanilla…
Made these for a PTA meeting recently and received rave reviews. I thought they were delicious. The toasted coconut was a really nice addition. These bars are definitely sweet, but…
I made these for a Sunday night dessert recently. The boys loved them. I had only ever had a red velvet cupcake once before in my life, and I was…
I made these cookies for a PTA meeting the other night and everybody liked them. They're quite rich, so I recommend making the cookies fairly small. One of these sandwiches…
I have developed a taste for biscotti over the last couple of years. I never loved biscotti as a child, perhaps because all the biscotti that I tried had nuts…
Looking for something to do with your extra Halloween candy? This is the recipe for you. You can use any type of chocolate-based candy. I made half the tray using…
I'm going to let my husband say a few words because he LOVED this apple cake. I thought it tasted like something that came from a bakery, not from my…
We went to Shelter Island last weekend. It was a long weekend; Monday was Columbus Day. On the way out, we stopped at an apple orchard to pick apples. We…
These tasty little cakes only have four ingredients. Yes, four. You can whip these up in no time. Stir the four ingredients together, put them into a cupcake tin and…