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Amaretto and Espresso Savoiardi (Ladyfingers)
Savoiardi (Italian Ladyfingers) are a light and airy biscuit typically soaked in liquer for Tiramisu. When freshly baked, they are spongy...
Elizabeth Wescott
Dec 11, 20233 min read


Extra-Gooey 'Haute Chocolate' Brownies Inspired by The Four Seasons
A fudgy brownie, topped with a thick marshmallow layer, and a chocolate drizzle reminiscent of the chocolate lace decoration atop the...
Elizabeth Wescott
Dec 4, 20233 min read


How to make a perfect Pâte à Choux for Mini Cream Puffs and Mini Éclairs
Mini cream puffs and mini eclairs are a fun dessert for giving or entertaining. They are very simple and, better yet, you can make them...
Elizabeth Wescott
Dec 3, 20233 min read


Gingerbread Cookies with Buttery Eggnog Glaze
Ultra rich, soft, gingerbread that can be dropped and baked or cut into cute shapes. I've never been so happy to eat a gingerbread...
Elizabeth Wescott
Nov 29, 20233 min read


Simple and Perfectly Cut-able Sugar Cookies
I am no cookie decorator, but I can provide you with a perfectly lovely cookie canvas for your festive work of art. Here is a tried and...
Elizabeth Wescott
Nov 26, 20232 min read


Deeply Delicious Brown Butter Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
Crispy edges, soft center, deep flavor. That is what you'll get out of this soft and chewy goodness oatmeal chocolate chip cookie of your...
Elizabeth Wescott
Sep 1, 20232 min read


The Italian Bread That Anyone Can Make
When a restaurant serves that hot and delicious rustic Italian bread to the table with olive oil and balsamic vinegar, I am in a very...
Elizabeth Wescott
Aug 24, 20232 min read


Cannoli Cake!
A lot of work but it is magnificent. 2 Duncan Hines Boxed White Cake Mixes. Add 1 1/2 cups of mini chocolate chips to the batter. Fill...
Elizabeth Wescott
Mar 6, 20234 min read


Quick and Easy GF Vegan Donuts: Matcha with Cream Honey Glaze & Vanilla with Goji Berry Glaze
I get a big craving for vegan donuts occasionally. Sometimes I will splurge and buy the ones at the health food store in the freezer...
Elizabeth Wescott
Mar 3, 20232 min read


A Page From My Book: Bakery Style Fluffy White Sandwich Bread
Over a decade in the making, this white sandwich bread recipe is a Frankenstein's monster of the many many sandwich bread recipes I've...
Elizabeth Wescott
Feb 20, 20234 min read


The Perfect Red Velvet Cake
Passed down through the decades from Good Southern Women, this recipe is from my great-grandmother who got it from her church friends,...
Elizabeth Wescott
Feb 7, 20232 min read


The Easiest Gluten Free-Bread in the World
This is the Gluten-Free sequel to The Easiest Bread in the World. It is no-knead and comes together just as easily as the original. Plus...
Elizabeth Wescott
Feb 5, 20231 min read


The Easiest Bread in the Entire World
I casually shared this recipe in an Instagram reel this week, and I am pleasantly surprised that so many people have liked and shared it!...
Elizabeth Wescott
Jan 29, 20233 min read


Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Spice Bread with Maple Syrup and French Sea Salt Butter
My friend brought me maple syrup from his trip to Canada and I think it has found its calling. I think this is the only pumpkin bread...
Elizabeth Wescott
Oct 2, 20222 min read


Scottsdale: A Few Spots I Love
I am not a tour guide, but I spend a lot of time down here in Scottsdale, Arizona. Even though I've been visiting here for almost 10...
Elizabeth Wescott
Sep 30, 20221 min read


Perfect Créme Patisserie
The classic French vanilla pastry cream is so delicious and versatile. Here I used it for a roasted peanut butter and Summer Berry...
Elizabeth Wescott
Jul 30, 20222 min read


Brown Butter Dark Chocolate Chip Cookies with Fleur de Sel
I have to have a chocolate chip cookie before bed almost every night. These are so easy to make and I don’t think I need them any other...
Elizabeth Wescott
Jul 20, 20222 min read


Easy Vegan Strawberry Cake
I experimented through several strawberry cake recipes recently and found that a lot of them don't taste as great as they sound. I...
Elizabeth Wescott
Jul 18, 20222 min read


How to Make Vegan Italian Meringue Buttercream
I am not vegan myself, but I have been consistently impressed with new and innovative techniques that are available to produce great...
Elizabeth Wescott
Jul 14, 20224 min read


Parmesan Ice Cream with Green Apple and Elderflower Honey
Don't be afraid of this. It's an amazingly delicious sweet-creamy, slightly cheesy, salty and decadent experience. It's nothing new but...
Elizabeth Wescott
Jul 9, 20221 min read
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