Baking throughout the fall gives us plenty of chances to use seasonal ingredients.  I love mixing fresh pears with other fruits to give a bit of the unexpected. I found this recipe from Driscoll’s for a Raspberry Pear Pecan Quick Bread. It reminds me of this easy recipe for cherry bread. This bread was a breeze …

Celebrate the flavors of summer with this recipe for poached peaches with Basil. Easy, fast, and good especially when you use fresh and juicy local peaches. The kids are back to school here in Colorado which really puts a damper on thoughts of long, lazy summer days. Instead it is back to the routine of …

Here’s a recipe for peach drop cookies from Martha Stewart which I baked on my new baking mats from Kitchen Executive Chef. Any stone fruit would work well; I used nectarines. The dough is a somewhat sticky consistency– diced nectarines combined with jam along with the usual cookie ingredients of flour, salt, butter, eggs and …

You may have noticed that the topic of honeybees has been popular in news channels recently. The health of honey bee hives is declining and fewer colonies of honey bees result in the disruption of vital links in our food chain. I was surprised to learn from a Whole Foods article that 1 out every 3 …

Upside banana bread is a fun twist on traditional banana bread recipe. Bananas and sugar bake with butter on the bottom layer of this bread recipe and create a roasted banana topping that provides moisture and depth of flavor.  Upside down banana bread is an easy twist to the usual banana bread. You may have …

Red, white, and blue cookies are perfect patriotic cookies for Fourth of July, Memorial Day, Labor Day and Veteran’s Day celebrations! The addition of white chocolate chips, dried cranberries and dried blueberries make these festive cookies ready for a party! Make Red, White, and Blue Cookies with dried berries and white chocolate chips. It’s fun …

Homemade onion rolls make any dinner a special occasion. Try this easy onion roll recipe to make bread at home. Onion buns are a great pairing for hamburgers. Learn to make onion bread rolls at home I’ve purchased onion rolls from the grocery store before and I’ve ordered sandwiches on onion bread from the deli …

These White Chocolate and Macadamia Nut Blondies offer a chewy, sweet, nutty, salty, crunchy bite all at once. They travel well (I shared this batch with my book club) and would be great for a road trip, camping trip, or to gift to a neighbor.   Bake a double batch because these squares are addicting. …