Plum Buckle

It’s finally stone fruit season. This is my favorite time of year because it’s when the best fruits are available. While I’m a big fan of apples and citrus, nothing compares to a fresh, juicy peach, apricot or plum. It’s true that eating one of these delectable fruits straight from your fruit bowl is perfect… Continue reading Plum Buckle

Irish Chocolate Whiskey Cake

As promised, here’s my second St. Patrick’s Day post. But since I did my green and savory post on Monday, today’s post is dedicated to the sweet side of things. I’m a big fan of stout brownies which are another great idea for the holiday. But since I’ve already done that post, I thought I’d… Continue reading Irish Chocolate Whiskey Cake

Apple Spice Cake with Cranberry Glaze

It’s November and that means two things to me: Thanksgiving and cranberries. This is one of my favorite months because I can finally head to my local grocery store and stock up on those delicious berries that seem to be available for only a few short weeks. I stock up because this is when I… Continue reading Apple Spice Cake with Cranberry Glaze

Apple Oven Cake

This month I thought I’d try a little experiment. I’m participating in Eating Rules’ October Unprocessed.  It’s a pledge that for the month of October I’m going to try and only eat food that is unprocessed. (That’s what that cool-looking badge over there on the left is all about.) You’re probably wondering what that means.… Continue reading Apple Oven Cake

Spiced-up Honey Cake

I’m a big fan of epicurious.com.  It seems more times than not, I’m searching their website looking for some interesting new recipe.  I wanna make an apple pie that’s a little different?  Epicurious.com.  An interesting salmon? Epicruious.com. Some cool way to cook couscous, I hadn’t thought of? Epicurious.com. Now that’s not to say I don’t… Continue reading Spiced-up Honey Cake