I loooooove apple season. It is without a doubt my favorite time of year. I grew up in Wayne County, and there is nothing like it in the fall. Someday take a drive through the Wayne County countryside in fall while the apple trees are heavy with fruit, it is GORGEOUS. I am a little further…
Desserts and Sweets
Cinnamon Zucchini Cake with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting
Ok, I know I shared a recipe for zucchini bread last week, but my garden is suddenly bursting with summer squash, and honestly I fell a little in love with this cake today. I am a pushover for spice cakes and Cinnamon Zucchini Cake with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting is essentially a deliciously moist…
Zucchini Bread
How is your garden doing? Our zucchini are nowhere near producing like they have been in previous years. I think the rain disrupted the setting of the blossoms, because we have big beautiful plants, just have yet to see the usual summer squash explosion that happens. I usually save making zucchini bread making for the…
Blackberry Pie
My sister-in-law has quite a few raspberry and blackberry plants in her backyard, and the blackberry bushes exploded with berries while she was on vacation, the day she got home she called us and told us that we could come and pick whatever we wanted, but it should be within a day or two….
Strawberry Rhubarb Pie
Sweet and tangy strawberry rhubarb pie is a classic summer dessert!
Magic Custard Cake
Not too long ago while perusing Facebook I happened to notice a super moist and totally unique cake that someone had made and shared in a cake and baking group. I knew I HAD to make this cake. With a name like Magic Custard Cake how can you not? Whats so magic about this…
Old Fashioned Fluffy Frosting
I am officially the mother of a teenager. I am not even really sure how that happened, it seems like yesterday I had her. 13 years have gone by, in what seems like the blink of an eye. While I am trying to adjust to the fact that my baby is 13, My daughter already…
Banana Cake with Vanilla Bean Frosting
Oh my gosh guys, I can not even begin to guess how many times I have made Banana Cake with Vanilla Bean Frosting since I found this recipe. It is currently my daughter’s favorite, and she has requested it weekly. We no longer wait for bananas to get over-ripe at home, we buy them…
Homemade Brownie Mix
Keep Homemade Brownie Mix on hand to mix up whenever a chocolate craving strikes. It has all the convenience of a boxed mix made with a made from scratch taste. Last week my laptop died. It was a miserable old thing that held on much longer than it should have. The past month has been…
Chocolate Cherry Thumbprint Cookies
Chocolate Cherry Thumbprint Cookies- This rich and decadent cookie is perfect for the holidays! I have to tell you, no matter how much I lament pitting a five gallon bucket of full of tart cherries by hand, I will never ever get sick of going down to my basement, cracking open my deep freezer and pulling…
Crackled Butter Cookies
Crackled Butter Cookies are buttery and sweet with a sugar-glazed top that forms crackled patterns during baking. Holiday baking can get a little elaborate and over the top. While I have nothing against delicate pastries, exotic ingredients and time-consuming recipes, simple old-fashioned recipes hold a special place in my heart. I love a cookie that is…
Gingerbread Cookie Mix in a Jar
Need a simple homemade Christmas gift? Use this Gingerbread Cookie Mix in a Jar recipe and your recipient can mix up delicious cookies whenever the mood strikes. This is Cookie in a Jar mix the perfect holiday gift for teachers, neighbors, and Co-workers. I became really obsessed with homemade gifts last year, at first, it was simply…
Skillet Chocolate Chip Cookie
Sometimes (especially with cookies) bigger is better. This Skillet Chocolate Chip Cookie is the biggest and quickest cookie you can mix up. Have you ever made a skillet cookie? If you haven’t you should. Seriously they are awesome, and this Skillet Chocolate Chip Cookie is my official favorite weeknight cookie. Much to my families…
Apple Crisp
Traditional Apple Crisp with a buttery crunchy streusel topping is a delicious fall treat when you don’t have time to roll out pie dough. Apple season is in full swing here in Upstate New York, and I have a hard time resisting the season’s bounty. I go to the apple shed and come home…
Apple Cider Caramel Sauce
Apple Cider Caramel Sauce is pretty much Awesomesauce. The apple cider is boiled down to give this caramel sauce a rich apple flavor that is perfect for fall. I finally made my way over to The Apple Shed to pick up some apples and cider, and by the way I got a ton of grief…
Bakery Style Pumpkin Cookies
I seriously have a problem with these cookies, I just can not seem to stop eating them. It is such a problem I limit the amount of times I will make these a year. My youngest daughter seems to have inherited my taste for soft spicy cookies because when I made this batch she stood…
Apple Cider Upside Down Cake
Maybe it was the weather this weekend, which was decidedly fall-ish or that fact that apple picking has begun in our area, but when I shared this picture on my personal Facebook profile I got all sorts of messages and comments. After passing on the recipe a few times it occurred to me I should…
Pumpkin Bread
All of a sudden fall is here, the temps have been dropping at night, the leaves are starting to turn and the pumpkins that the kids planted are ready to move from the pumpkin patch to the porch. As far as I am concerned fall is baking season. The only thing better than warming the kitchen…
Lemon Zucchini Bread with Lemon Glaze
I love when the garden explodes with zucchini and summer squash. There is always more than we could ever use fresh, and I have not had a lot of luck freezing summer squash, so I like to prepare it into breads that freeze beautifully and pop those in the freezer for later. Lemon Zucchini Bread…
Lemon Pound Cake with Mint Berries and Cream
My family adores strawberries, they wait all year for the short 4 week season when we can get fresh local berries. Frozen and shipped in out of season berries can not compare to the sweet bright red juicy berries available late June in New York, so during strawberry season I like to indulge in as many…
