Almond & Butter Fruit Thumbprint Cookies

Almond & Butter Fruit Thumbprint Cookies

These thumbprint cookies are so beautiful, tasty and easy to make! The melt-in-your-mouth buttery cookie with just a hint of almond flavor marries deliciously with the fruit making the perfect accompaniment with coffee, tea or some vanilla ice cream, and they’ll...
Dutch Baby Pancake with Berries

Dutch Baby Pancake with Berries

I arrived back from our Texas to Maryland adventure with a terrible flu. After coughing and sneezing all week, this morning, I’m finally feeling a bit better so I’ve decided to make a pretty Dutch Baby pancake. This is a showy dish that will impress your...
Huevos Rancheros

Huevos Rancheros

Every morning I wake up, put on my wedding ring and then put on a necklace that belonged to my grandmother, a special gift my father gave me the day before my wedding. It is a single solitaire diamond that hangs on a platinum chain. So each day I have that moment...
Profiteroles au Chocolat

Profiteroles au Chocolat

On my first trip to Paris, I was met with the soggy grey weather of November. I was on my way to Nuremberg for business and decided to take a weekend detour through Paris. I was there with a colleague who took the reins planning most of the details of our quick tour...
Under The Lemon Tree

Under The Lemon Tree

On a recent trip to California, I was running out the door of my mother and step-father’s home, I remembered my step-father mentioning that the lemon tree out back was overflowing with ripe fruit, so I turned around, heading into the kitchen to grab a couple of...