Sugar and Spice

Peach Sauce

I needed something new to do with peaches.  I have 7 peaches and they're all ripe.  At once.  Poor planning on my part.  I could bake a honey peach pie but don't […]

Peanut Butter Scones with Reese’s Pieces

It's been a while since I've baked with Reese's Pieces.  Reese's Pieces Cookies (gluten-free version also!) were a hit and peanut butter scones turned out to be even more popular.  They pair […]

Vegan Gluten Free Almond Butter Blondies

I promise these are good.  I made Almond Butter Quinoa Blondies back in April as a "make over" recipe, cutting much of the fat from the classic blondie treat.  It was […]

Old-Fashioned Blackberry Cobbler

It's August and blackberry season.  From jam to old-fashioned cobbler, we love blackberries at our house.  This recipe comes from the 1896 Boston Cooking School Cookbook, written by Fannie Merritt […]

Double Chocolate Sour Cream Cake

I love any reason to bake.  This week we have a colleague retiring after many years.  Retirement is an amazing, hard-earned accomplishment.  At this point in life, it seems million years away... […]

Potato Chip 7-Layer Bars Again

I'm reposting Potato Chip 7-Layer Bars.  I made them again and was reminded how amazing they are.  Sweet and salty, Potato Chip 7-Layer Bars are non-traditional twist on the potluck […]

Peanut Butter Ice Box Pie

I'm on an ice box binge.  Last summer I tested the waters with Nutella Mascarpone Ice Box Cake and recently made Creamsicle Ice Box Pie.  When I saw a recipe for […]

Creamsicle Ice Box Pie

I loved Dixie cups as a kid.  One of my favorite stories is from summer camp... I beat the boys cabin in an eating contest downing 25 cups without throwing […]

Lemon Buttermilk Doughnuts

My family has 2 favorite things.  Half of them go for anything lemon- lemon ricotta cookies, copycat lemon loaf, lemon tarts etc and everyone else prefers carrot cake.  Like many […]

No Bake Hiking Cookies

My husband recently went to Yosemite National Park to climb Half Dome, a 16 mile hike that goes up 4800 feet and has cables at the top.  It's an amazing feat and […]

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