It is the The Battle of the Basic Autumn Foods: Pumpkin vs. Apple! Pumpkin and pumpkin spice are both omnipresent in so many food items and non-food items, for better or for worst! (A friend of mine posted a photo of Pumpkin Spice-scented car detail spray on her Snapchat a few weeks ago, and it made …

Let us throw back to last weekend, once again, as I was home in Connecticut to celebrate Father’s Day with the world’s most chocolate-loving pa. How could I not make a chocolate cake for my father, a man that I have seen making pudding or brownie at midnight simply to satisfy cravings over the years? …

I’m trying to recall why I was ever intimidated by making scones. For years, I was. I’m racking my brain, trying to figure out that exact rationale; on the whole, I just recall being told that they are easy to mess up. There is a fine line between making a batch that is moist enough …

Mason Jar Whipped Cream

One morning, while working on my Pumpkin Butterscotch Pie recipe, I decided it needed an accent for when I photographed it for the blog. I have a bunch of different gadgets in the kitchen, but, at this moment, an electric mixer is, surprisingly, not one of them. However, I had about a 1/2 cup of …