Beautiful bright sunny yellow summer squash is so abundant at this time of year, I cannot resist buying it. Which sometimes leaves me with a surfeit of squash. I make a delicious canned relish, casseroles and many other recipes, but this one came out of the blue. What to do with one extra squash? I ‘ve made squash and gruyere biscuits and summer squash … [Read more...] about Summer Squash Yeast Bread
Fresh Peach Sheet Cake
I love a sheet cake. You can feed a crowd, it’s easy to make, leaves a lot of room for creative decorating and is adaptable to so many flavors. And it’s not fiddly like a layered and frosted cake, which I have never been good at creating. I make sweet potato version for Thanksgiving, egg nog for Christmas, and a spice cake for anytime. And here is … [Read more...] about Fresh Peach Sheet Cake
Blueberry Sugar Cookie Bars
Now that blueberries are here, it’s time to get to work on some great ways to showcase these delicious jewels. And in the past few seasons, I have become a little obsessed with the vivid purple hue blueberries can add to a glaze (or ganache). It’s so dramatic! I want to find as many ways as possible to show off that beautiful hue. So here I’ve made a sweet and … [Read more...] about Blueberry Sugar Cookie Bars
Sausage Breakfast Quiche
I love this recipe for summer – not because it makes use of the fresh from the farmers market produce, or it’s cold or really light – but because it is so practical. It can be made ahead, it can be frozen and it can be easily transported. It’s a great thing to have on hand for breakfast on a fun, busy summer weekend. Maybe if family is visiting or the kids have a … [Read more...] about Sausage Breakfast Quiche
Spinach Artichoke Muffins
There are certain combinations that never go out of style, the kind you return to without thinking because they’ve always done right by you. Spinach and artichoke is one of them. It belongs to that sturdy, dependable category of food—something you’ve likely had bubbling away in a casserole dish at a gathering, or scooped onto a cracker while standing around a kitchen. It’s … [Read more...] about Spinach Artichoke Muffins
