Crumb Cake “Fragile”

This recipe comes from my friend Sevinj (chokh sagh ol, Sevinc!). She learned how to make it from a cooking show back in Azerbaijan hosted by Shirin khanim (Khanim is [...]

Ganache Mousse Macaron Sandwich Cookies

So, what do you do when you have 5-6 egg whites sitting in your fridge and waiting to be used up before they go bad? Right! You make Helen’s Macaron [...]

Strawberry Cheesecake - Daring Bakers, April 2009

Here it comes again - another sweet and delicious DB treat. The April 2009 challenge is hosted by Jenny from Jenny Bakes. She has chosen Abbey’s Infamous Cheesecake as the [...]

Shekerbura - Making a Novruz Dessert Step by Step

If Samani is a green symbol of Novruz, two desserts, Pakhlava (baklava) and Shekerbura, are the spring holiday’s sweet symbols. No Novruz table is complete without these delicious nut filled [...]

Tuiles - January 2009 Daring Bakers

I haven’t blogged for quite some time and it feels great to be back in the blogosphere! There is a lot of catching up to do including reading the many [...]

Eclairs - August Daring Bakers

This post is appearing post date (originally posted on August 31) because for some reason it didn’t export to my new blog when I was witching the blogs. I copy [...]

My New Blog is Here with Chocolate Banana Bread

Finally! It happened. I am launching my newly redesigned blog!  Thank you very much for all your encouraging comments and emails I’ve been receiving along the way! I haven’t blogged [...]

Lemon-Cardamom Ricotta Cookies

The other day during one my regular refrigerator clean-ups, I found a container of unused ricotta cheese staring at me. I remembered buying it a while ago when I ventured [...]

Summer Berry Yogurt Loaf Cake

When I saw the recipe for Raspberry Lime Yogurt Pound Cake on Elle’s New England Kitchen, I knew I had to make it as soon as possible. I love berries [...]

Zesty Fiesta Chocolate Fridge Cake

When my friend Marysol of Memories In the Baking commented on my Cheese and Yogurt Cake with Lemon Zest quoting David Lebovitz : “there are two kinds of people [...]