Pecan Fudge Brownie

There really is nothing quite like a soft gooey brownie to give you the chocolate hit you need. It is the epitome of comfort, and if you can grab one while it is still a little warm … it’s heaven itself. There are pecans in this recipe, but they can easily be swapped out for…

Pecan and Caramel Fudge

This recipe is different to the fudge recipe I usually make. I generally go with just cream and sugar then add extract and chocolate for flavouring. There are many methods, but that is just the one I am most familiar with. From the Sugar and Spice book I reviewed yesterday, one of the first recipes…

Banana and Toffee Pecan Loaf

You know that way when you buy some bananas and they are a little green still, so you place them in a fruit bowl to ripen for a few  days. You return in a few days, only to discover you somehow skipped over that one day when they are perfect, and the skin is now…

Poison Apple Cookie

Operation Poison Cookie

Yesterday was the book launch for acclaimed author Sarah Pinborough’s latest book, Poison.  The book is an adult re-telling of the popular Snow White fairy tale, and I reviewed it recently over at my husband’s book review site, The Eloquent Page. Sarah asked me if I would make some apple cookies to give to guests…

Iced Easter Cookies

I used the same Chocolate Sugar Cookie recipe for the Easter Cookies as I did for the Shamrocks the other day. Well… you have to have chocolate for Easter, right? I went for three different shapes – some Easter Eggs, Easter Bunnies, and some cute little Easter Chicks. Click the thumbnails below for a larger…

ShamrockSugarCookie

Chocolate Shamrock Sugar Cookies

Last weekend, I went to visit family in the Bristol area. I have a cousin who moved to Houston, Texas a few years ago when he married a delightful Texan lady. He was over for a visit, and my aunt threw a little family get-together. As this took place on March 17th, St Patrick’s Day,…