Treat of the Week: Coffee and Cream Bundt Cake

coffee and cream bundt cake recipe

The holiday season has arrived and soon guests will be on your doorstep. Your kitchen will be filled with warm faces, laughter, and conversation. You’ll want to be sure you have some hot coffee or tea and a treat or two to make the moments even better. This Coffee and Cream Bundt Cake is just […]

Lola Cooks: Soft Pretzels and Roasted Garlic Dip

You know what’s good? …warm, chewy, pull-apart soft pretzels.  The texture is so wonderful and the occasional slight crunch of the coarse salt makes it even better. You may be surprised to learn how incredibly easy they are to make. It takes some time, but it’s well worth it. Pretzels are delicious with mustard.  However, […]

Treat of the Week: Oatmeal Muffin with Mostly Cream Cheese Icing

oatmeal muffin recipe

With winter whipping around your ears you might be finding it more and more challenging to pull yourself out of bed. I think this ought to do the trick. Our treat of the week for today would be perfect for Sunday breakfast. We have made our classic oatmeal muffin and topped it with some Mostly Cream Cheese Icing […]

Treat of the Week: Caramel Apple Pizza

caramel apple pizza recipe

October means apples. And, coincidentally, it is also National Pizza Month. So naturally… this week we are bringing you an idea which is not necessarily new but is worth having in your dessert arsenal. This fruit pizza is simple to make and only takes a few ingredients overall.   We considered baking the apples, but […]

Treat of the Week: Rum Raisin Cheesecake

rum raisin cheesecake recipe

We have concluded our tribute to National Ice Cream Month. Hopefully, you found some new favorites here, here, here, and here. Ice Cream Month is always fun and I enjoy eating the results. Today we are shifting our focus to another food tribute. Tomorrow is National Cheesecake Day. After ice cream, that might be my favorite kind of holiday. There are […]

Treat of the Week: Honey Apricot Bread

honey apricot bread recipe

This week we had the pleasure of meeting a very interesting woman. She is the reigning American Honey Princess, Allison Adams. Allison travels the nation bringing the story of the honeybees and their sweet gift. The bees are lucky to have her as an advocate. For our treat this week, we have adapted a couple […]

Treat of the Week: Carrot Cake Cookies

carrot cake cookies recipe

As holidays go, Easter sort of gets the short end of the stick. It has all of the makings of a great holiday, but never quite the same oomph. There is candy, a fun, lovable character, and customs and traditions. Yet it still seems to pale in comparison to Christmas and Halloween. As a boy, we always […]

Valentine Party

valentine party recipes and tips

Valentine’s Day is a wonderful time to be crafty. Our valentine treat party gave us a chance to make some pretty and tasty things and do it on the cheap. With just a little ingenuity, you can pull off an otherwise boring assortment. Anyone who knows me knows that I live by the motto, “It’s […]

Treat of the Week: Panettone with Champagne Cream

panettone with champagne cream recipe

or as I like to call this post – what to make for the Treat of the Week when you are hundreds of miles away from your own kitchen and don’t have your own tools or props at hand. You, on the other hand, may feel free to call it what to make with the […]

IF YOU ONLY MAKE ONE COOKIE THIS IS IT!

iced cutout cookies recipe

ICED CUTOUT COOKIES This is not your usual rolled-dough decorated cookie. The tenderness comes from the cream cheese and the flavor is all lemon and spice mixture. This is one tasty cookie. Spend a little time getting your designs just right and St. Nick will surely be impressed. savour… Santa’s “A” list Before you start: […]

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