Chocolate Orange Brownie Cookies

There are two things I can never get enough of: chocolate and fruit. I love them apart but I love them even more when they’re together. While my favorite chocolate and fruit combinations are chocolate covered strawberries and cherries, I was never a fan of the orange or lemon peels dipped in chocolate. I just… Continue reading Chocolate Orange Brownie Cookies

Blood Orange Olive Oil Cake

I love citrus season! It’s that great time of year, smack dab in the dead of winter, when all the bright, sweet citrus bombard farmers markets everywhere. It’s when you are no longer limited to Eureka lemons or Navel oranges. Instead you can grab some Meyer lemons or Cara Cara oranges. There are also Satsuma… Continue reading Blood Orange Olive Oil Cake

Blood Orange Cranberry Muffins

Have you ever noticed how different months are different colors? October and November are brown and orange, December is red and green, and March is green. Well, February is no different. Red, pink and white are in every store window and school office from one end of the country to the other. Why is everything… Continue reading Blood Orange Cranberry Muffins

Baker Horse Collar

Yes, I’m doing another hot cocktail this week. But unlike last week, today’s cocktail doesn’t have beer. As I’ve said in the past I’m not a big beer fan. So, after two weeks of hot beer drinks, I’ve decided to get back to the hard stuff, and I found a drink that doesn’t have an… Continue reading Baker Horse Collar

Blood Orange Almond Upside-Down Cake

I love fruit! Berries, apples, citrus… if it has seeds, I’m in. The only problem is that most fresh fruit is only available in the spring and summer. Most fruit that is, except citrus. This is the height of citrus season and one of my favorite citrus fruits is the blood orange. I patiently wait… Continue reading Blood Orange Almond Upside-Down Cake

Margarita Cocktail – 2 ways

For the past couple months every time I go to the farmer’s market, there are at least half a dozen vendors selling every kind of citrus known to man. I’ve seen pomelos, grapefruits, tangerines, navel oranges, blood oranges, lemons, limes, Meyer lemons, you name it. I’ve always loved the citrus fruits, but I tend to… Continue reading Margarita Cocktail – 2 ways