Photo from the Bayside Inn Restaurant, Smith Island, MD.   Unless you are from Smith Island (Maryland’s only inhabited off-shore island), in Chesapeake Bay, you probably have not heard … Continued

Smores are a recipe that has been passed down through years of family and scout camps.  This American classic is everyone’s favorite childhood treat!  There is no “right” way to make … Continued

Sugar Cookie Recipe – Gingerbread Cookie Recipe – Royal Icing Recipe Recipes by Peggy Weaver Timeline for making the Snowflake Cookies – This is a three-day project for four dozen … Continued

Sourdough sugar cookies are delightful and a great use of your friendship starter.  Sometimes you have just a little left over and it is a waste to throw it out. … Continued

Southwest Corn Custard with Roasted Peppers recipe is meant for a side dish or even a main dish if you want to go meatless, but it is almost sweet enough … Continued

  Orange Creme Caramel – Flan de Naranja – Flan de Leche Spanish Orange Flan or creme caramel has become popular across the entire Spanish speaking world.  In fact, it is … Continued

  Spiced Pear Halves are wonderful light dessert, plus delicious, after a satisfying meal!  Spiced Pear Halves and Spiced Poached Pears are a favorite dessert during our local pear season.  

Spiced Poached Pears are a very light and refreshing dessert that are a classic fall and winter dessert!   They are beautiful to look at, very elegant, delicious to eat, … Continued

Spiced Pumpkin Trifle would make an excellent dessert for your next Thanksgiving Dinner.  The Spiced Pumpkin Trifle can either replace the traditional pumpkin pie or be served as an alternate … Continued

Springerle Cookies have been and still are traditional Christmas cookies in Bavaria and Austria for centuries that date back to at least the 1600s.  Springerle are white, anise-flavored cookies, made … Continued

  Questions and Answers – Springform Pan Substitution     Question: I am baking a chocolate truffle cheesecake and it requires a springform pan and I do not have on.  … Continued

Sticky Toffee Sponge Cake is a warm and rich sponge cake that is not even sticky.  It is sure to please everyone you serve it to.  Especially excellent serve at … Continued

Strawberries in Lemon-Lavender Syrup is so elegant and so sophisticated!  Plus the Lemon-Lavender Syrup is also to mix with a summer fresh fruit salad.  To me, there is nothing that … Continued

Strawberries Pernod Recipe is an extremely simple and delicious boozy strawberry dessert!   Especially great for your summer dinner party – could be used as a first course or even served … Continued

When fresh strawberries are in season it is time to make Strawberry Cake.  Every June in the Pacific Northwest, for a very short season, we are blessed with Hood strawberries … Continued