Homemade Strawberry Fruit Roll-Ups

I was a fruit snack fanatic as a child. Every variety prompted a specialized approach as to how it was best enjoyed. Gushers required a small bite of the tiny capsules be…

• 200 Minutes

Brownies In a Jar

Bread in a jar is so 2010. And cake in a jar? Hello 1908. But brownies in a jar? Now you're speaking my language. I figured that if bread, cake and even cookies can squee…

• 40 Minutes

German Chocolate Cake

If there was ever going to be a time for speaking in extremes, then that time is now. This is the best German Chocolate Cake you will ever have … in your lifetime … o…

• 75 Minutes

Glazed Sour Cream Doughnuts

Deep fried or baked. Dipped in glaze or rolled in sugar. Topped with sprinkles or left unadorned. I don't discriminate when it comes to my favorite food. I have such a love…

• 50 Minutes

Chocolate Marshmallow Pops

While tempering chocolate, piping rosettes and building a tower of homemade truffles are great ways to celebrate the gushiest day of the year, spearing marshmallows, dunking…

• 5 Minutes

Peppermint Candy Cookies

While we've waved goodbye to the holidays (and waved in another round of east coast snow), these Peppermint Candy Cookies are reason enough to keep your oven preheated and y…

Homemade Dog Biscuits

Our three dogs have affectionately come to replace my brother, sister and me now that we no longer live at home. The three boys, Bacsi (English Yellow Labrador), Buckley (En…

• 45 Minutes

Colorado Christmas

I finally arrived in Colorado, greeted by my family, this furry boy band of brothers named Bacsi, Buckley and Becks, and an arsenal of desserts. Among the arrival snac…

2010 Holiday Baking Guide

Every year my parents, siblings and I make our respective treks from California, Chicago and New York to celebrate Christmas in Colorado. And while many of us rush to hit th…

“Words with Friends” Cookies

I jumped on the trend train a few months ago and tested out Words with Friends on my iPhone. Needless to say, it took just 2 short months to go from a time killer to an addi…

• 53 Minutes