Dessert

Dessert

Chocolate Espresso Truffles

Every once in a while I get a real craving for something decadent. Something rich and creamy. Something that brings quilt once you eat it, or not. The only thing that fits those requirements for me is chocolate. These Chocolate Espresso Truffles are the perfect treat to sooth those cravings. These truffles are dipped in […]

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Chocolate Amaretti Cookies

Growing up in an Italian household, Amaretti cookies were a common thing to see on our holiday table. Whenever I make them it brings back memories of seeing my parents and grandparents sitting at our long dinning room table drinking espresso from little demitasse cups while we as kids would run around, stopping every once […]

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Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

For my kids, their was nothing better then coming home from a long day at school to the smell of Oatmeal Raisin Cookies baking. With their crispy exterior and their soft chewy centers, I could always get them to smile no matter how hard their day was. When I baked these the other day, my […]

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Lemon Ricotta Cookies

Every year when the winter doldrums have set in, I start counting the days till I see the first buds peaking through the ground. You know the first pop of color from the crocus and daffodils, there green leaves poking out even if there may be so remnants of snow scattered about. Then finally the […]

Cakes

Chocolate Zucchini Banana Loaf With Chai Spice Frosting

You know when you have those last two bananas that look less then appealing and because of that no one will eat them? Well that same situation just happened in my house. I refused to let them go to waste, but I didn’t want to make plain old banana bread. I wanted to jazz it […]

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Espresso Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

You might say Oatmeal cookies don’t get chocolate chips, and where are the raisins? Espresso powder in Oatmeal cookies, that makes no sense, but let me put an end to your doubt. These cookies are a great combination of Espresso Chocolate Chip Cookie and an Oatmeal Cookie. There crispy on the outside and chewy on […]

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Almond Blueberry Coffee Cake

These last couple of weeks have been very trying for not only my family and my community but for the entire world. With the world dealing with the Coronavirus it has been quite challenging to do the everyday things that we have come so accustomed to doing. Even just going to the grocery store has […]

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Chocolate Chip Cookies

I know your thinking, another chocolate chip cookie recipe. I must say that I have tried a few. Some good and some not so good, but I think that I have finally come up with a great recipe. There is nothing like a good chocolate chip cookie straight out of the oven. You know the […]