Macarons with Salted Honey Buttercream – 2022 Red Carpet Menu for Oscar®!
It’s the 2022 Red Carpet Menu for Oscar®! For Drive My Car, it’s Hive MaCaron! Our Mid-Century Dinner Party is turning to the sweets! Is it wrong to say this
Raspberry Trifle – 2019 Red Carpet Menu for Oscar®!
It’s the 2019 Red Carpet Menu for Oscar®! For Bohemian Rhapsody, it’s Bohemian Raspberry! The first thing I am amused by is that both dessert dishes for this year’s menu
Creamy, Dreamy Chocolate Pudding!
When I was young, my mom would often make chocolate pudding. She’d use a box mix – My T Fine. And it was… mighty fine! But as time has
The Easiest Sponge Cake!
I celebrated my birthday this past week by heading to Broadway to see The Cher Show. If you get to New York City, definitely see it. What a great show!!
Grandpa’s Layanette! Cinnamon Chocolate Raisin Pinwheels!
I am so happy to be able to share this recipe with you. Actually, I’m really happy to have it myself! You see, my grandfather, Anthony Giachello, made this every
Two Snaps UP! Chocolate Snap Cookies!
When I was a kid, I LOVED a particular cute little chocolate cookie that came in a little 2 oz. box… Nabisco Chocolate Snaps. My father carried them in our
Holiday Horrors! Ugly Sugar Cookies!
“Ugly” holiday sweaters have become all the rage. And they ARE pretty ugly. It all seems to come from people wearing such sweaters as a fashion statement because they actually
Let’s Get Corny! Skillet Cornbread!
When I was a kid, I loved having a corn muffin. I’d toast it and add sweet butter. I considered it an indulgent breakfast. When I got to the age
Oscar® Day! The 2018 Red Carpet Menu!
The world has been on fast forward since the 2018 Oscar® nominations were announced. I had the menu named in RECORD TIME – less than 48 hours – and then
Have a BALL with Struffoli!
It’s been a baking, working, crazy week! But we’re finally at the weekend, which is being capped off this year with Christmas Eve! Wooooo hooooo! And there’s still time to
Tarting It Up with Mini Fruit Tart Cookies!
Ahhh tarts. Fruity concoctions of jams, preserves, butters on a bed of delicious sweet dough. Take them down a size and you’ve got these cookies! Bite-sized delights that, for me,
RAISIN’ the Roof for Cinnamon Raisin Rugelach!
We are DEEP into the holiday season of 2017. Where has the time gone? It’s FLYING by! It’s already 3 weeks since we chatted. I hope you had a
Go NUTS! Classic Pecan Pie!
We’re deep into Autumn and just about at Thanksgiving. The weather in NY has gotten delightfully cooler, which suits me just fine. It feels right to be preparing to cook
We’re Coco for Brazilian Coconut Kisses with Dark Chocolate!
Ever since I’ve been back from vacation, I’ve been on a crazy workout schedule in my attempts to create new good habits – yay me! Of course, it doesn’t matter
Best Brownies & Blondies “BAR” None!
Helllooooooooo! It’s been incredibly busy since my last post in September but thankfully, although kept me from the kitchen, were necessary and been all good things! Not only have I
