I circle back to baking in the fall. Sure, I make some cakes and bakes in the summer with the freshest seasonal produce, but when a chill enters the air, I always feel like it’s time for fresh baked goods, the smell of spices wafting through the air. I wanted something redolent with cinnamon and perfect for breakfast or as a snack, even dessert. I started to make a cinnamon … [Read more...] about Brown Butter Cinnamon Streusel Swirl Loaf
Cannoli Cake
Recipe ideas come from everywhere. The flavor combination from a restaurant dish gets me thinking or an idea on social media inspires me. The seasons, obviously, and holidays. What I stumble across at a farmers market or grocery store. And sometimes just out of the clear blue. Such is the case with this cake. I really don’t know where the idea came from – maybe I was trying to … [Read more...] about Cannoli Cake
Literally, The Best Garlic Bread
I am not one prone to hyperbole. And I do my very best not to misuse the English language. I am after all a writer. I do have a problem with the rampant overuse of the word literally. I am one of those people. So when I say literally, I mean literally. This garlic bread is beyond amazing. The secret is the garlic confit – whole cloves of garlic braised in butter until meltingly … [Read more...] about Literally, The Best Garlic Bread
One Pot Italian Sausage Tortellini Bake
I love a good one pot pasta. All the delicious flavors of a homey Italian meal without a slew of dirty dishes, steamy boiling water, colanders etc. And man does this one fit the bill. Hearty Italian sausage in a tomato sauce tinged with red wine and herbs with tender cheese tortellini nestled under a blanket of melty cheese. It’s a perfect autumn meal for the family or friends, … [Read more...] about One Pot Italian Sausage Tortellini Bake
New Fashioned Dilly Bread
People of a certain age will have fond memories of Casserole Dilly bread, a round loaf of bread redolent with dill and tender with cottage cheese. My mother says it was the only bread she ever successfully made. And it is such a good, simple bread. And at the time this was in fashion, cottage cheese was pretty much used for dilly bread or served as a “diet” food with canned … [Read more...] about New Fashioned Dilly Bread
