Eclairs

Eclairs

Normally I find a recipe – bake & wait just for feedback after experimentation. Well, it just so happens that I have an award winning baker who I work with (yes, I’m lucky!) and turned to Deb for some advice on eclairs. Well, my co-workers 

Apple Turnovers

Apple Turnovers

Birthdays, Holidays – all reasons to celebrate! Mom’s birthday was a few weeks ago & I wanted to make her apple turnovers and a smoked salmon quiche thing – but realized the evening before I didn’t have the ingredients to do so… just got bagels 

Lehigh acceptance!

Lehigh acceptance!

Rich LOVES cookie dough… I found this out when we first started dating & it just so happens my mom brought me up to be an expert at reading the back of the Nestle’s chocolate chip bags in order to create the best chocolate chip 

Chocolate & Cheesecake Bars

Chocolate & Cheesecake Bars

At school we do a weekly Friday Breakfast. Every Friday we have about a 1/2 dozen people scheduled to bring in goodies. These breakfast treats range from store-bought bakery items, cut fruits, & bagels to homemade treats ranging from award winning desserts to egg casseroles 

Cupcake Cone Cupcakes

Cupcake Cone Cupcakes

Last week we had my “2nd annual pumpkin carving party“. I knew I wanted to make some sort of fun dessert (and was going to try “cake pops” but then realized I needed a creative way to serve/display them). Finally I realized that I have 

Waking up to Muffins

Waking up to Muffins

Having two dogs is much like having two kids sometimes! Early weekend mornings I am reminded of this more and more. When you normally get up for work during the week between 5 or 5:30 or 6 or so, the dogs (or kids) think that