Desserts & Sweets

Whether you call them donuts or doughnuts or the extra inch on your waistline...donuts can't help but make you smile. Or, make ME smile, and I think we're[...]

DO NOT PANIC. THERE IS NO MEAT IN THIS SALAMI. {Whew. OK...I didn't want you to freak out there.} Do you ever buy a cookbook and it's so beautiful and so full[...]

Really, you might as well call these health food cookies. I know, we all pledged to "eat better" in 2013, and I'm here to help you out. Chocolate:[...]

Up until a few months ago, marshmallows were one of those things I could take or leave. The bag would sit in my pantry...and I was totally not tempted to eat[...]

Every year about this time, I start dreaming of strawberries. Sure, I love Honeycrisp apples and Clementines, but for me, strawberries are perfection.[...]

I want you to run out to your store right now and look for Meyer lemons... ...THEN, even if you don't buy them, I want you to pick up a bag and inhale. Ahhh.[...]

I'm a little giddy. OK...a lot giddy. Macarons have been on my "must try someday" list for ages now. I first saw them in Martha's Baking Handbook and just[...]

Sometime last year, I was on Instagram lamenting the fact that I was baking a cake for an event or a bake sale, and I wouldn't be able to taste-test it. Oh,[...]

Dark Chocolate Glaze... I posted this with the donut cookies , but really, it needs its own post. You NEED this in your life. Use it to decorate a cookie,[...]

Are you in full-blown pie-making mode, yet? Want another to add to your pie showcase on Thursday? How about Butterscotch Pecan Pie with a Cookie Crust? It's a[...]

OK, I realize these are a little weird, BUT... ...sometimes weird is good, right? I saw this cookie idea in an issue of Martha Stewart Living (last year? two[...]

I am one of those people who can recall at least one dream per night. Normally, they are very stressful: being chased and not being able to run, flying in[...]

OK...maybe not quite illegal, but I'm sure glad I'm waking up in Texas this morning instead of New York City where I feel sure Mayor Bloomberg would be[...]

Or more precisely.... Oatmeal Raisin & Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches with Vanilla-Cinnamon Ice Cream. whew. My dad's favorite cookie[...]

I know I've been bossy lately..."you must make this ," "you have to make that ." (My sister tells me I'm really good at bossy.) OK, but[...]

It's half-birthday time for a friend of ours. The great thing about making and giving half-birthday cakes is that you get to keep half for quality assurance[...]

Imagine this: you pull up in your driveway one day after running errands and notice a box on your front step. You bring the box inside, open it, and find[...]

I won't even go into the "these-cookies-are-good-for-you-because-they-contain-carrots" lecture. You know that already. I love, love, love carrot cake. I'm a[...]

Maybe it leaves a tell-tale sign on your favorite black pants, or leaves your fingers sticky and in need of licking, or falls all over your freshly-mopped[...]