Pastel Snowball Cookies
This delightful melt-in-your-mouth cookie recipe has been in my family for decades. We call them Snowballs, but they're also known as Mexican Wedding Cakes or Greek Kourabiedes. I make them every year for Christmas, but they would also be perfect for Read more...
Pumpkin Cheesecake Crumble Brownies
It's Fall 2020. We need chocolate! We need pumpkin spice! And we need it drenched with caramel! These satisfying brownies check all of the boxes with multiple layers of comfort. Read more...
Not-So-Scary Halloween Monster Cookies
One of the best things about Halloween is all of the adorable costumes worn by the littlest trick-or-treators. I'll never forget the year my young daughter was dressed as a flower with chubby cheeks. She enjoyed her costume and eating her Halloween treats, but spooky costumes and trick-or-treating weren't for her. She was the type of toddler who cried at the sight of a mall Santa. She even screamed in terror once when Ronald McDonald paid a visit to our local McDonald's.
So in honor of those tender hearted little ones, I create some not-so-scary, pretty-darned-cute Yetis and Green-Eyed-Monster cookies. Read more...
Honeydukes Inspired Pink Coconut Ice Cake
I recently enjoyed a girls' day out at Universal Studios Hollywood. Both of my daughters are Harry Potter fans, so of course we geeked out and beelined straight to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter upon arrival at the theme park. We were spellbound by the ominous looking Hogwart's Castle and the sparkling snow-topped shops of Hogsmeade. Read more...