This sturdy, slightly sour white bread with sesame seeds provides the perfect vehicle for jam. 
When we first moved to San Juan Island, Eliza, who was three at the time, introduced herself to everyone she met as Frances….
Sweet Summer | Blackberry Swirl Ice Cream with Gingersnap Cones
Sweet vanilla ice cream with a tantalizing blackberry swirl tastes incredible in homemade gingersnap ice cream cones. This Blackberry Swirl Ice Cream is a perfect summer treat, and the extra effort to prepare homemade cones is definitely worth it!
School’s started, and the days are getting shorter, true, but I’m not ready to let go of summer yet. …
Dragonfly Cupcakes
These Dragonfly Cupcakes are simple to create with marshmallow fondant. Rice noodles help finish the look with perfect edible antennae!
When I agreed to bake cupcakes for a local fundraiser, I didn’t plan to get fancy. Since I had also offered to help my friend Peg decorate four orca cakes (yes, four, sort of like this) for a birthday party the same weekend, I felt pretty sure I wouldn’t be up for another big project.
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The Taste of Summer | Blackberry Pie
This blackberry pie recipe calls for maple syrup instead of granulated sugar. Made with fresh or frozen berries, it tastes like summer in dessert form.
One single blackberry, sun-warm and sweet on my tongue, can instantly transport me back to the summer-time of my childhood….
Milk and Cookies | Lemon Rosemary Pine Nut Shortbread
Rosemary adds a subtle savory note behind the sweet flavors in these Lemon Rosemary Pine Nut Shortbread Cookies.
When Eliza said, “I was just thinking, Mama,” the other day, I braced myself. Usually outlandish or extreme requests follow this phrase. …
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here are a couple of images…
heres the original from suzannes computer
this one is from photoshop…
here’s pie… first one is from Picasa
and here’s simialr image from photoshop
and another one… from Picasa (as posted)
and again, after quick photoshop
Chocolate Pudding: A Cautionary Tale
Prepared in little mason jars, this creamy Bittersweet Chocolate Pudding hits the spot topped with whipped cream and toasted pine nuts.
I stole a cookbook from some friends’ house a couple of months ago….
Nuts | Chocolate Pecan Cookies
Finely ground pecans give these Chocolate Pecan Cookies interesting texture and a richness that elevates them a notch above your standard chocolate chip cookies.
I usually shy away from cookies studded with walnuts or pecans. Besides the fact that I’m allergic to walnuts, chunky nuts, in my opinion, interfere with the chocolate-to-dough balance in a perfect bite of cookie.
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The Princess and the Dragon | Komodo Dragon Cake
Create a komodo dragon cake from a single sheet cake and marshmallow fondant.
My friend Ellie, who just turned six, asked for a pink bedroom for her birthday. Her mom and grandmother spent a week painting her walls a combination of Pom Pom and Princess pink….
Barred | Cherry Almond Bars
Ripe cherries, awash in thick lemony syrup top brown sugar-almond shortbread. A sprinkling of almond-streusel topping adds extra sweetness to these Cherry Almond Bars.
This summer, just like last summer, I bought too many cherries. My children, who gobbled them madly for weeks, now refuse to eat them….
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