Recipe Index

Appetizers

• Bruschetta with Tomatoes and Basil
• Homemade Wheat Thins
• Sweet and Spicy Peppernuts
• Sweet Potato Biscuits

Basics and How-Tos

• Basic Chocolate Ganache  
• Homemade Caramels
• How to Make Brown Sugar 
• Pie Crust 
• Whipped Cream 101

Bread

• Banana-Nut Bread
• Challah
• Fig-Walnut Muffins
• Harvest Apple Challah
• Sunday Afternoon Banana Bread
• Whole Wheat Bread with Walnuts and Cranberries

Breakfast

• Banana-Nut Bread
• Blueberry-Blackberry Whole Wheat Muffins
• Blueberry Pancakes
• Blueberry Smoothie
• Carrot Cake Pancakes, Revisited
• Cinnamon-Streusel Coffeecake
• Cinnamon Rolls 
• Fig-Walnut Muffins 
• Sunday Afternoon Banana Bread 
• Sweet Potato Biscuits 
• Sweet Yogurt Scones

Brownies/Blondies/Bar Desserts

• Apricot Cheesecake Bars
• Brewer's Blondies  
• Chocolate-Ginger Brownies
• Coconut Lime Blondies 
• Marbled Cream Cheese Brownies  
• Red Velvet Marbled Brownies 

Cake

• Amaretto Pound Cake
• Blueberry Buckle Coffee Cake
• Carrot Cake
• Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Buttercream
• Christmas Cake 2012
• Christmas Red Velvet Cake 
• Classic Sponge Cake with Strawberries and Whipped Cream Frosting 
• Coconut Cake
• Devil's Cake with Mocha Buttercream
• Father's Day Cake
• Gingerbread Snacking Cake 
• Golden Vanilla Cake
• Hummingbird Cake
• Lemon Cake
• Olivia's 6th Birthday Cake 
• Sean's 1st Birthday Cake

Cupcake

• Chocolate Cupcakes with Oreo Buttercream
• Red Velvet Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting 

Cheesecake

• Apricot Cheesecake Bars

Chocolate

• Basic Chocolate Ganache
• Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Buttercream
• Chocolate Caramels from Miette Bakery 
• Chocolate Cupcakes with Oreo Buttercream 
• Chocolate-Espresso Snowcaps 
• Chocolate-Ginger Brownies
• Chocolate Sweet Hearts 
• Devil's Cake with Mocha Buttercream
• Double-Triple Mocha Cookies
• Marbled Cream Cheese Brownies
• Mint Chocolate Bark
• Red Velvet Marbled Brownies

Cobblers and Crisps

• Warm Apple Cobbler

Cookies

• Alfajores
• Almond Diamond Cookies (Margaret Cookies)
• Banana-Walnut Chocolate Chunk Cookies
• Biscotti Toscani
• Cappuccino Cookies
• Chocolate Chip Cookies
• Chocolate-Espresso Snowcaps
• Chocolate Sweet Hearts
• Citrus Cornmeal Shortbread 
• Classic Peanut Butter Cookies
• Coconut Drop Cookies
• Cowvin Cookies from Sticky Fingers Bakery 
• Dorie Greenspan's Sables (Basic Sugar Cookies) 
• Double-Triple Mocha Cookies
• Earl Grey Tea Cookies
• Gingerbread Cookies 
• Ginger Icebox Shortbread Cookies
• Mango and White Chocolate Biscotti
• Peanut Butter Cup Cookies
• Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies 
• Sturdy Decorating Butter Cookies
• Surprise Cookies

Dessert

• Baklava
• Brandy Snaps
• Caramels from Miette Bakery
• Chocolate Caramels from Miette Bakery 
• Coconut Macaroons 
• Crystallized (Candied) Ginger 
• Homemade Caramels
• Mint Chocolate Bark
• Passion Fruit Bars 

Entree

• Pan-Seared Tilapia with Pineapple Salsa
• Pasta with Pesto
• Quinoa Pilaf with Shrimp
• Ricotta Calzones
• Rustic Potato-Leek Soup

Pasta

• Pasta with Pesto
• Soba Noodles with Pomegranate 

Pies and Tarts

• Apple Pie 
• Pear-Cranberry Lattice-Top Pie
• Pecan Pie (Thanksgiving 2012)
• Pie Crust
• Pumpkin Pie

Soup

• Cream of Broccoli Soup
• Rustic Potato-Leek Soup