A cannele is a classic French pastry that is completely unique in both its flavor and texture. Sometimes referred to as a handheld creme brulee, they have a[...]

Baking with spirits is a lot of fun. Like vanilla extract, much of the alcohol burns off during baking, leaving you with a variety of delicious flavors in[...]

Sheet cakes are wonderful because they can serve a crowd much more easily and efficiently than any other shape of cake. Most home sheet cakes are rectangular[...]

In my kitchen, banana bread is the kind of baked good that you can never go wrong with. I bake up hearty, generously spiced loaves in the winter and change[...]

I happen to be a big fan of white chocolate, both because I like the dairy and vanilla flavors of high quality white chocolate, and because I like how well[...]

Breakfast foods are usually my favorite foods. This is not only because I love eggs, bacon, potatoes and other breakfast staples, but because I love[...]

Custard is a cooked mixture of eggs and milk that can be made sweet or savory and used in a wide variety of culinary preparations. Custards can be cooked on[...]

This week, I was proud to announce that my newest cookbook, Perfectly Creamy Frozen Yogurt, was released and you can now buy copies at Amazon, Barnes Noble[...]

A well-known pastry chef once told me that she loves to use nectarines in pie recipes and other desserts where you might more commonly see peaches. She even[...]

Campari has a distinctive bitter orange flavor that, for many, is a bit of an acquired taste. I have been known to compare it to bitter dark chocolate, which[...]

Peanut butter and chocolate is a winning combination that is featured in all manner of desserts and candies. Every time that I think I’ve tried all the[...]

Brownies and blondies are always crowd-pleasers, and while you might think of them as lunchbox snacks, I often bake them for more “grown-up”[...]

Pound cakes are known for their dense, tight crumb and buttery flavor. While the original recipe called for a pound each of flour, sugar and eggs, there is[...]

While not every baking recipe starts with softened butter, the majority of cookie, cake and bar recipes do. Softened butter should be about room[...]

You can’t go wrong with a fruit crumble when you want a simple and satisfying dessert. Fruit crumbles fall into the comfort food category to me,[...]