At our Oscar’s party last year I made white chocolate statuettes with a chocolate covered Oreo cookie as the base. For this Hanukkah and Christmas I’m back at it making chocolate covered Oreos with decorations. These Oreos are molded in white chocolate with blue icing applied later. The colors are for Hanukkah. Next are Oreos in a…
Acorn Sugar Cookies, Pumpkin Seed Brittle, Sweet Potato Bread
The holidays always spark my desire for theme baking. This Thanksgiving I made maple glazed sugar cookies in the shape of acorns, lemon glazed sugar cookies in the shape of maple leaves, and sugar cookies drizzled with red colored, white chocolate in the shape of oak leaves. I tried something new this year and made…
Greek Easter Food: Bourekas, Mahlepi, Pascha, more
The Greek Orthodox Church’s canon is to bless, praise and glorify God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. The Greek Orthodox Divine Liturgy midnight service commemorating Pascha or Easter is the embodiment of the expression of those principles. It is full of awe and pageantry; the highlight is when the church is completely shrouded in…
Gingerbread Mini Cakes with Whipped Cream Topping
If you like gingerbread then this recipe will delight you! These modest, miniature gingerbread cakes are not overly ornate; they are simply swathed with a slather of whipped cream. They are easy to prepare, yet, when you bite into the gingerbread, you will be amazed by the gigantic gust of flavor that takes over your…
Cheesecake Decked for Christmas!
Cheesecake is rich, creamy, and delicious and is by far one of the ultimate comfort foods. It is simple to prepare but it does take a long while to bake, cool and set before it’s ready to be served. I decorated this Cheesecake Decked for Christmas with fresh, homemade, whipped cream rosettes and added a red…
Apple Cranberry Scones!
I took a traditional scone recipe and changed it a bit by adding fresh chunks of apples and dried cranberries for a flavor blast. It turned out to be a delicious scone recipe! These were baked as rounds instead of a standard wedge and I dressed a few of them with cranberry and powdered sugar…