Recipes
Chocolate Peppermint Cake with Minty Glaze
Well, I might have said last week was my final holiday recipe. But don’t worry, readers, I have one more left for ya...
Fresh popsicles
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...
Mini Blueberry Almond Cheesecakes
I guess I shouldn’t complain about fitting into my swimsuit when I’m busting out desserts that nowhere have sugar-free, low-fat or fat-free in the title...
Gluten-Free Chocolate Fudge Brownies
The gluten-free recipe is finally here. I know you were on the edge of your seats with my empty promises time and time again. But ta da! Gluten-Free Chocolate Fudge Brownies...
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 Vanilla Cupcakes with a Buttercream Frosting
Well, I’m sure you thought, “It’s 2012, the beginning of the year, the time we all try and re-invent ourselves.” I’m also pretty sure you thought I would come out low-fat, gluten-free, no sugar, blah, blah-ing you to death. But nope, not the case. I’m giving you an ...
Vanilla Bean Pound Cake Cupcakes
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...
Blueberry Streusel- Topped Muffins
In preparation for my staycation (I mean, who doesn’t just love staying home for four days instead of flying off to Cabo?), I am preparing to turn my place into a B&B, and I am not talking Bénédictine here, although surely alcohol will be on hand. You can’t have a ...
Toasted Walnut Pumpkin Cookies
Hey, all you turkeys out there, Dessert Diva here with one more pumpkin treat...
Lemon coconut Easter basket cake
Oh Spring, you are such a tease. Warm one day, snowing the next. Almost as bad as those pesky hollow bunnies this time of year. You know that feeling: you get your taste buds prepared for a delicious mouth full of chocolate, only to have your teeth clamp together ...
Spicy Cinnamon Shortbread Cookies
Well, I know typically January is a low-fat, healthy, “I’m-going-to-stick-to-my-resolution” kind of month. I, however, always think of January as a comfort food kind of month — treats that soothe the soul and warm the heart...




