Coconut Cake with Rose Petals
byIt is so true that we all should stop and smell the roses sometime. We did and all those fragrant roses also inspired this Coconut Cake with Rose Petals which we enjoyed for dessert after…
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French Toast and Champagne
byMay oh May how we love you! Yesterday we were enjoying a sweet pre Mother’s Day brunch in the garden. The warm balmy air was suffused with the scent of roses and various lovely spring…
Chocolate Covered Strawberries with Rose Petals
byIs there anything more divine than chocolate? Perhaps chocolate covered strawberries with rose petals are another step closer to bliss. May is in full bloom with beautiful flowers and roses glorifying the landscape in a…
Raspberry Mousse
byMay is the month for pink! Even the air smells like pink and the flowers are in bloom with vibrant colors. In California the whole year feels like an endless summer, yet in the month…
Chocolate Christmas Tree Cupcakes
byWe can’t believe today is Christmas Eve already and we wish we would have some fairy dust to stop time. As with most good intentions we planed to bake these darling Chocolate Christmas Tree Cupcakes…
Almond Cookies Gluten-Free Sugar Free
byWe did not wanted to say hello to 2015 and goodbye to 2014 without sharing our healthy Low-carb Almond Cookies Gluten-Free Sugar Free recipe and our decorating adventure. Yes it was a recipe redux adventure…
Fergalicious Chocolate Cake with Blackberry Coulis
byAround the holidays our thoughts turn to cooking and baking, not that we don’t think about that the whole year around. This time of the year we do put a little more effort into making…
Pumpkin Cupcakes with Orange Muscat Frosting
byPumpkin Cupcakes with Orange Muscat Frosting recipe. So close to Thanksgiving we are getting to the second part of our Pumpkin Revelry with adorable Pumpkin Cupcakes with Orange Muscat Frosting. We started out the revelry with…
Wine Poached Pear Meringue Tart
byWhat do we do when there is cold stormy weather in paradise? We fill the house with the intoxicating aromas of spicy warm wine. The last weekend as the storm unleashed its fury for several days…
Red Wine Poached Pears
byHave you tried wine poached pears before? You may have guessed by now, that we adore cooking with wine and not because of the deep rich flavors it gives to the dish but also the…
Homemade Peanut Butter Cups
byHomemade Peanut Butter Cups are one of the most simple pleasures of life, especially if you know the ingredients are good for you and your family. You can’t go wrong with this classic combination of…
Apple Galette Low-Carb
byAutumn is in the air with the scent of apples and aromatic spice filling the house with comfort, especially when you have an Apple Galette baking to perfection in the oven, like your favorite warm…