Desserts

Pumpkin Flan

Think of it like a crustless pumpkin pie, moist and delicious - and gets better the longer it is allowed to chill. A childhood favorite...

Strawberry Muffins

These muffins get all their flavor from strawberry jam and freeze dried strawberries. I love how festive they look, dusted in hot pink...

Spanish Almond Cake

Spanish Almond Cake, or Tarta de Santiago is a simple combination of eggs, sugar, almond flour and lemon all baked into a moist delicious...

Chocolate Raspberry Sour Cream Ganache

This ganache has just the right balance of sweetness and the Chambord gives it such a wonderful raspberry flavor This recipe makes enough...

Peach Buckle

Nothing like a juicy peach at the peak of the season and such a treat baked into this rustic buckle. Serves 6-8 1 stick unsalted butter 1...

Amish Friendship Bread

After all these years of loving Amish Friendship bread, I come to find out the Amish did not invent this recipe, it was more the Amish...

Classic Tapioca Pudding

This is nothing but comfort food to me - my mother would make it often and if you were lucky, you would be in the kitchen in time to get...

Bittersweet Chocolate Chip Cupcakes

Light, fluffy and moist - the perfect cupcake. These are fabulous on their own, but of course, they take quite well to being frosted and...

Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

I think I have created my new favorite chocolate chip cookie. Crisp on the outside, chewy on the inside. A glass of milk is all you...

Panettone Rolls with Orange Honey Butter

I took my soft and buttery Filipino Pandesal roll recipe and added Fiori Di Sicilia extract and lots of dried fruit to make Italian...

Cranberry Almond Cake

This cake is made tender using Einkorn flour which is the original wheat grown organically in Italy. It has a great buttery taste and...

French Pear Cake

This cake celebrates the beautiful fall bounty of pears with just enough cake to hold them together with a flaky sweet crust. Just a...

Blueberry Swiss Meringue Buttercream

Swiss meringue buttercream uses the magic of egg whites, sugar and butter to create this lighter than air, pillowy frosting that is worth...

Banana Bread

This is a classic, straight forward banana bread so moist and full of flavor. The trick is to use bananas that are very ripe and brown. ...

Fiori di Sicilia Sponge Cake with Poured Custard

Fiori di Sicilia is an all natural Italian extract that is a cross between vanilla and citrus. It gives this light as air sponge cake a...

Lemon Lime Meringue Tart

Makes 1 9” tart or 6 4” individual tarts This tart is a cross between a lemon meringue and key lime pie and the Scottish oat grahams are...

Hibiscus Key Lime Glazed Sugar Cookies

There is something irresistible about a glazed sugar cookie, as I think they are a part of so many childhood memories. This is my...

Tibok-Tibok

Or, Chocolate coconut pudding - another fabulous recipe from the Philippines. Coconut, chocolate, vegan, low sugar, how can you go...

Coconut Flan

These little individual flans are an easy make ahead dessert and the addition of sweetened condensed coconut milk gives just a hint of...

Cinnamon Pecan Sticky Buns

Makes 16 large sticky buns Dough The dough needs to rise slowly in the refrigerator overnight, so prepare the dough the night before you...