Gelato Bites

Gelato Bites

Who’s ready for a cool bit of deliciousness? These Gelato Bites will make your mouth sing. When Jenn had her bakery, she would make these during the warm-weather months and they were a best-seller. No wonder! They are a cool, crunchy, chocolatey delight. A shortbread 

Individual Blackberry Pies

Individual Blackberry Pies

Who loves fruit pies in summer (emphatically raising both hands)? We always find fresh fruit at the farmer’s market or local market that makes us want to make all the pies. Our next-door neighbor gifted us a lot of blackberries recently and the first thing 

Mexican Chocolate Cake

Mexican Chocolate Cake

Mexican Chocolate Cake is our go-to dessert for all the things. We make it for birthdays, potlucks, office parties and holidays as well as just because it’s so darn delicious. It’s one of the fastest cakes you can make in the whole wide world (well, 

Gruyere Scones with Serrano Ham and Thyme

Gruyere Scones with Serrano Ham and Thyme

Mother’s Day is this weekend! Many of us will probably be using Face Time or Skype to celebrate with mom – or our mom figures – this year. We usually celebrate with an all-out-brunch, as that’s our favorite meal of the weekend. Even if you 

No-Bake Lemon Ricotta Cheesecake

No-Bake Lemon Ricotta Cheesecake

Is there a more perfect union than lemon and ricotta cheese? We don’t think so. We pair the two together whenever we can. In that spirit, today we’re sharing our No-Bake Lemon Ricotta Cheesecake. This dessert is light, not too sweet and takes very little 

Challah

Challah

Challah bread is one of the prettiest loafs, isn’t it? That’s in addition to being delicious. Don’t be intimidated by Challah…it’s really not as difficult to make as it might look. It just takes some time and patience and the reward is well worth while. 

Our Favorite Pop-Tarts

Our Favorite Pop-Tarts

It seems that everyone is baking right now so we thought we’d share a comforting, snack-friendly and (and kid friendly!) recipe for you to try today: Our Favorite Pop-Tarts. You likely have the ingredients on hand. Any jam can be used for the filling so 

Malted Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies

Malted Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies

Why do we love malt so much? Maybe it originated with the little cups of Carnation Chocolate Ice Cream Malt Cups we used to get when we were little (you know, the ones with the pull tab lid and flat wooden spoons?). Or maybe it 

Sausage and Mushroom Calzone

Sausage and Mushroom Calzone

Are you a pizza lover like us? While we love to make homemade pizza (like we did here), we are also big fans of calzone – or what we like to call a pizza hand pie. We tend to lean toward non-traditional ways of making 

Pretzel Hot Dogs

Pretzel Hot Dogs

It’s been almost two years since we posted our Soft Pretzel Bite recipe. Today we have a riff on them that’s fun and easy…Pretzel Hot Dogs! They are easy to make and keep really well so you can make a batch and freeze them for