Recipes

Holy Snickerdoodles — 2010 is upon us! Time for all that lovely resolution-making. I resolved long ago to stop making them (not Snickerdoodles, resolutions). So far so good. Yay for me. It’s so nice to know that when the end of January rolls around and I’m still ...

Tom Turkey was delicious once again. He never disappoints, and symbolizes the start of the shopping and hoopla frenzy...

Ah, the crisp fall air is taking me away to apple-cinnamon candle land, where children frolic in the leaves and pumpkin lattes rule the menus...

 In honor of bikini season being a little too close for comfort — for this Dessert Diva anyway — I thought I would whip up something light. Vanilla Bean Pound Cake Cupcakes are the treat this time around...

 Hey, all you turkeys out there, Dessert Diva here with one more pumpkin treat...

The season to indulge, smile, shake hands and kiss babies is upon us. And, of course, ’tis the season to enjoy a libation or two (or four) each and every night. At least that’s how I enjoy the season. Yes, I’m sentimental that way. Champagne, hot buttered rum, spiked...

Is it possible that I am craving “comfort foods” already...

I promise this won’t be a Valentine’s Day column full of lovey-dovey shizz...

So, I got away with not making resolutions for the New Year, but my question is, “If I want to celebrate Fat Tuesday like a rock star, must I give up something for Lent?” Does one have be Catholic to get the most out of Fat Tuesday, or can I celebrate and wake up ...

Happy Pomegranate...

OK people, you asked for it, you got it. No, not a picture of me Tebowing in my kitchen (it really was a request), although I have assumed that position on numerous occasions when a souffle went kaput on me, but that’s beside the point (like I ever really have a ...

It's hot as Hades up in here, and I must say, bring it on! I’m in the air conditioning, of course, but bring it...