Spring bake recipes

Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Brownie Cupcakes

A decadent brownie cupcake with a Reese's Peanut Butter cup baked inside!

Hank's Chilli Fudge

This can be a appetizer or just a plain snack during gamedays. It's real simple and tastes great.

Oreo Cookie Cupcakes

Super sweet and highly recommended from kids of all ages, these oreo cookie cupcakes have double dose of cookies in both the cupcakes and the…

Spinach Stuffed Mushrooms with Toasted Pine Nuts

This dish is superb! Your friends and family will love this tasty treat as as appetizer or a side!

Fingerling Potato and Crispy Bacon Pizzas

Make your own signature pizzas using your favorite ingredients.

Asparagus, Shiitake Mushroom, and Sun Dried Tomato Tart Recipe

What is the first vegetable that pops into your mind when you think about spring? Is it Artichokes? Peas?…

Chicago Style Pizza

Apple Almond Strata

We started this new tradition of having brunch at our house once a week with the family in town. This was a big hit! I hope you enjoy ;)

Dark Chocolate Tarts

I served these tiny tarts at the wedding I catered for my friends Patrizia and Ed. (Full menu here). They were a real hit - rich and creamy and just…

carrot cake with lemon cream

A healthy yet decadent twist on traditional carrot cake using whole grain flour and natural sweeteners paired with cashews, coconut, and dates and…

Lemon honey Cookies

I really like the way these turned out given the ingredients. Usually I have to compromise by using half white flour or white sugar to make a really…

Kentucky Chocolate Nut Pie

This rich dessert is served at Churchill Downs and at Kentucky Derby parties everywhere on Derby Day. Unfortunately it isn't figure friendly.

Saint Hildegard Cookies of Joy

Hildegard von Bingen was born in 1098. She was a visionary, a Benedictine abbess, a scholar and correspondent with popes, scholars, kings and…

Irish Soda Bread with Raisins and Nuts

A nice soda bread enhanced with orange zest, raisins and walnuts. This is perfect for breakfast, a morning…

Lasagna Shrimp Florentine

Shrimp, Spinach, Ricotta in a Lasagna all surrounded in a delicate tomato and white wine sauce.