Apple Spice Cake

I love baking with apples, and think that they are really good in cakes.  The apples give the cake a lot of moisture and add a great depth of flavor, especially with spices such as cinnamon and nutmeg.  Bon Appetit’s October 2009 issue had several apple desserts, and I knew this would be worth trying.  [...]

Banana Crumb Muffins

I am trying to adopt a new habit of making something for David to take to work to eat for breakfast.  He never eats anything before leaving for work, but after he has been there for a few hours, he will eat breakfast.  He’s not always good about telling me that he wants something, so [...]

Apple Spice Bars

I love baking with apples, especially in the fall.  As much as I love chocolate, apples and pumpkin come in a pretty close second.  I made these delicious bars last year after a football game when we had people over to hang out (unfortunately we lost that game), so I will forever associate these bars [...]

Apple Turnovers (TWD)

I’ve always liked apple turnovers, but I’ve never made them.  It’s hard to beat a warm apple dessert, so I was hoping these would be really good.  The dough was pretty easy to make and work with.  It was very similar to the Strawberry Hand Pies I made over the summer.  Once you chill the [...]

Blueberry-Lime Pound Cake

The end of summer is approaching quickly, and I wanted to make one more summery dessert before we say goodbye to fresh fruit and welcome pumpkin, squash, and other fall flavors.  I love baking with blueberries.  I’ve seen the blueberry-lemon combination many times, but I thought the idea of blueberry-lime sounded really good, so I [...]

Blueberry Frozen Yogurt

David’s grandparents have an amazing garden, and my favorite part is the blueberry bushes.  Last year when we visited them, we picked a ton of blueberries on night and I used some of them in this blueberry pie.  We won’t be able to visit this year at their house, but we did see them recently, [...]

Peach Ice Cream

Recently, Carrie of Carrie’s Kitchen Creations asked me and a few other bloggers to do some guest blogging so she can focus attention on her new baby while making sure that her blog is not neglected.  I was extremely flattered that she asked me, and I of course agreed!  You can view this post on [...]

Applesauce Spice Bars (TWD)

I’ve been wanting to make these for a long time!  I thought they would get chosen last fall, but when they weren’t, I figured we’d probably make them this year.  Many people tend to think of apples as a fall ingredient, much like pumpkin, but I think apples are good to bake with all year.  [...]

Peach Melba Cake

I got the book Sky High for Christmas, and one of the first cakes I noticed was this Peach Melba Cake.  I showed it to David and he told me that he wanted that to be his birthday cake.  It looked so good, and I was excited about making it, even though I would have [...]

Mango Sorbet

I love mangoes, and I couldn’t wait to make mango sorbet this summer.  I was at The Fresh Market recently and saw some of the biggest, most beautiful mangoes for only 99 cents each, so I took that as a sign that I needed to make this sorbet right away!  I think sorbet is my [...]