Dried Apple Stack Cake
I haven't had a decent apple stack cake since I left Knoxville, Tennessee. I don't make it often because ...
Old Fashioned Pot Roast
Just the name reminds me of Sunday dinners when I was a child. Every once in a while I get a hankering ...
Lamb wraps
I was craving souvlaki last night and I had some lamb backstrap in the fridge. I don't normally cook ...
Best Strawberry Ice Cream Recipe
I love ice cream. If you looked at me you could tell. I have every flavor imaginable sitting on my hips ...
Unsweetened chocolate!
Living down under and having a brain trained in the USA, it's tough to get around recipes that call ...
Best Ginger Cookies
I apologize for my lack of attention here. I've found that getting settled in a new house in a different ...
Chipnies – they’re delicious!
I told you a couple of days ago that I needed to get some unsweetened chocolate before I could make ...
Ice Cream for Breakfast? Count me in!
I'm an old New England woman. I might live down under now but my roots are firmly planted in Maine. ...
Lemon Meringue Cheesecake Pie
I love lemon meringue pie and I love cheesecake so what better dessert for someone like me than lemon ...
Old Fashioned Maine Apple Pie
I love all the multicultural cuisine that I can get living down under but every once in a while I love ...
Do you use kitchen scales?
I was talking with a good friend who lives in New York yesterday and she was griping about a dessert ...
How easy is it to poach an egg?
If you're like me, you love eggs. I know the doctors said don't eat eggs, they're bad for you and now ...
Oh No! Raspberry stain on my tablecloth!
I love raspberries. The variety I grow fruits in the spring and again in the autumn. I was in Australia ...
Carrot Casserole
I made this casserole for the first time when I was about 22 and it's been a favorite at our table every ...
Better Than Sex Cake
You knew this would have to show up here, didn't you? I swear I didn't name it but the name certainly ...
Make a real Mojito!
A few years ago we were going to a conference in Jamaica and thought.. why not visit Cuba while we're ...
Roast Pork Tenderloin with Apple and Onion Sauce
The first time I made this it was so good I didn't want to stop eating. It's an easy recipe and the ...
Bleu Cheese and Fig Jam Tarts
More than ten years ago John and I built our dream home. We spent two years designing it and it took ...
Best Chocolate Ice Cream
I love ice cream. If it didn't clog my veins I would eat nothing but ice cream until I couldn't hold ...
Best Pancakes Ever
Not only are they the best I've ever tried, it's nearly as easy as making them from a package but without ...
Caramelized Onion and Feta Cheese Tart
I went to the Epicurean Center at Brown Brothers Winery in Victoria quite a few years ago and this tart ...
Red Velvet Cake
Seriously, doesn't red velvet remind you of a bordello? We all know what they do in there, so Red Velvet ...
Blueberry Nut Bread
Imagine waking up to coffee and blueberry nut bread? Might not be totally orgasmic but it sure was ...
Best Rare Roast Beef Recipe
There's a reason why restaurants slow cook their beef - it doesn't shrink leaving them more to sell. ...
Chocolate Dipped Strawberries
Doesn't this look good? Can you imagine yourself feeding your lover this delicious treat? I sure can! ...