Recipes
Almond Peach Upside-Down Cake
Oh summer, you are disappearing before my eyes. Not that I mind too much — the heat really gets on my last nerve. It’s just the fact that time goes faster and faster, stopping for no one. I’d better get all my patio happyhouring in before it snows. All right, that...
Pear Crisp with Ginger Whipped Cream
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...
Chocolate Glazed Clementine Torte
Oh my darling, oh my darling, oh my daaaaaarling ... any guesses what’s front and center in this week’s dessert? Hopefully you know the song, otherwise you are just annoyed that I repeated myself and are wondering who is this darling that I speak of...
Double Apple Pecan Crumble
Okay Boulderites, I’m going for cozy this week. Usually by the middle of October I have made at least five pumpkin-based desserts for TV, but this year I’m slacking. November will have to be “pumpkin dessert month,” which makes sense...
Peaches and Cream Butter Cookies
Just when I thought I couldn’t improve on my fantabulous, melt-in-your-mouth butter cookie, I came up with this week’s treat, and, man, if I didn’t blow myself away...
An hors d’oeuvre to impress the possessed
Here are some tasty finger foods, just in time to miss the Super Bowl by a week and a half: Roast garlic and leek blinis, topped with tomato marmalade, Brussels sprouts and walnuts...
Dried Blueberry Lemon Zest Scones
There is finally a chill in the air, and in my sweet, simple life, that means comfy, cozy smells wafting through the house, bringing on the anticipation of the holidays and all the hoopla that comes along with them...
Apple Cardamom Crisp
I guess my Crispness in the Air Dance really paid off. It’s similar to the Rain Dance, but involves juggling and fire-throwing...





