Dark Chocolate and Orange Layer Cake

Dark Chocolate and Orange Layer Cake

Chocolate and orange is one of my favorite flavor combinations, so this week when I was deciding on a desert to take to a dinner party, I decided to be selfish and make something I really like. I began by looking at a number of orange cake recipes, I selected one from...
Baked Apple Baklava

Baked Apple Baklava

Baklava is a sticky sweet layered pastry that few people can eat more than a bite or two of but this baked apple desert gives a nod to these great flavors with a much lighter hand. There is nothing better than a desert that is easy to make, tastes good and is easy on...
Grilled Pineapple Shortcake

Grilled Pineapple Shortcake

Grilled pineapple shortcakes are a nice change from s’mores for a desert made on the BBQ grill. I bake the shortcakes earlier in the day so that they are ready to go at dinner time. The shortcake recipe that I use is pretty simple as I am not the worlds best baker so...
Mixed Berry Pie

Mixed Berry Pie

I could not resist making a berry pie this week, all the grocery store gods were pushing me to make it. This year we have had a large crop of Florida winter strawberries and they are everywhere from the farmers market to the grocery store at good prices. Combined with...
Anything Fruit Bread

Anything Fruit Bread

What kind of fruit is sitting on your counter waiting to be eaten? Is it brown bananas, slightly mushy cherries, overripe strawberries? Save it from the garbage-can by making it into a fruit bread that is healthy and tasty. I gave up on just making banana bread...