I love finding fresh figs while I’m grocery shopping, especially when they are actually on my grocery list! So on a recent trip to Trader Joes when I saw the figs just hanging out and waiting for some love, they called to me and I answered back…by roasting and smashing them and stuffing them in […]
Pistachio Shortbread Cookies with Strawberry Preserves
On Wednesday, April 30th, I got to do something I thought I would never do and it was such an honor! I got to be a ‘participating restaurant’ at a fundraiser for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation called Gourmet Tasting for a Cure. No, I haven’t opened up a restaurant or a bakery (although opening […]
Lemon Meringue Coconut Macaroons
Passover is almost here! Ahhhhh! Okay, I’m done freaking out. Now it’s time to rave about this incredible recipe. It takes one of my favorite Passover (and year round) snacks and combines it with one of my favorite sweet and tart desserts. If you love coconut and you love lemons, how could you go wrong […]
Cinnamon Raisin Mandelbrodt (Biscotti)
With Passover coming up in just a few weeks, I’ve started thinking about some of my favorite holiday treats and they all center around dessert. My father makes the best homemade sorbet every year and I am seriously counting down to see what flavors he’ll come up with this year. But when it comes to […]
Sweet Potato Chip Cookies
These cookies are seriously addictive! Between the crunchy texture of the cookie, the saltiness of the homemade sweet potato chips and the addition of the pecans, honey and pure maple syrup, these cookies have everything you can ask for. “Oh man, I need something salty…I’ll have a Sweet Potato Chip Cookie.” “Oh man, I’m craving […]
Triple Chocolate Coconut Hamantaschen
Chocolate dough, chocolate filling and chocolate drizzle. Need I say more? These hamantaschen are very sweet and perfect for a cup of strong coffee and that’s just the way I like it. And to top it all off, they are grain free, gluten free and dairy free. When I posted a picture of these hamantaschen […]
