When I asked Ali (my friend and neighbor) what I could bake for her birthday, she looked hard and focused and said “chocolate.” I said like chocolate chocolate crazy chocolate? And she replied with a good happy grunt. So I started to hunt for a cake recipe that would suit both of us since I was [...]
Archive for October, 2009
berry or plain yogurt cake
16Oct09I loved the write-up of this recipe in Cake Keeper Cakes – in that you usually have the ingredients for it on hand. This is a great simple plain cake. One that my son Greg loves. He said “mom, this is amazing – it is just perfect for me!” Every day this week there was [...]
My dear friend Dani read my first five posts and said – “love it, but what about my cheesecake and my peppermint ice cream?” Cheesecake first. Dani was very close to having gestational diabetes with her first pregnancy. Doctors orders… no sugar – none! It was wicked hard (yes I’m originally from Boston) for her so I really wanted to do [...]
banana bread (quick and easy)
07Oct09This recipe was given to me by my sis-in-law Sandy and it is a keeper! I make it for bake sales, morning coffees, afternoon snacks and dessert. I make it with or with out chocolate chips or nuts and in various sizes and shapes. My kids seem to love them in a muffin shape and [...]
