Category Archives: Cakes & Pies

Rustic Rhubarb Galette

Posted on September 4, 2024 by Marilyn

Click here to view recipe. Back in 2015, I published a recipe for mini rhubarb galettes, which are little individual pies.  These are good, but my ginger-averse husband always prefers less (or ideally zero) ginger. Fast forward to 2024: I … Continue reading →

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Summer Strawberry Lemon Loaf Cake 

Posted on June 21, 2023 by Marilyn

Click here to view recipe. For me – strawberries scream summer, or pre-summer.  In early June, I set out to find some type of strawberry cake to make for my grandson in Seattle.  He always chooses strawberry ice cream and … Continue reading →

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Pistachio Bundt Cake

Posted on May 10, 2023 by Marilyn

Click here to view recipe. This year was Jakey Boy’s 37th birthday, and his 4th baby was to be born close to that date.  The family decided to bring his birthday to HIM, so I made a cake!  Jake is … Continue reading →

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Morning Bundt Cake With Poppy Seeds

Posted on February 15, 2023 by Marilyn

Click here to view recipe.   My friend Ginny lives in Montana and we tend to like many of the same foods – Cuban food, roasted veggies with Tahini, roasted garlic, etc. When she mentioned she had a recipe for … Continue reading →

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Lemon Poppyseed Loaf

Posted on September 14, 2022 by Marilyn

Click here to view recipe. I love lemon anything and I adore poppy seeds, so when I saw Dorrie Greenspan’s recipe for Poppy Seed Tea Cake it wasn’t a question of IF I would make it – but WHEN.  She … Continue reading →

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Bubbie’s Famous Chocolate Cake

Posted on May 11, 2022 by Marilyn

Click here to view recipe. Bubbie is the Yiddish word for Grandmother, and the nickname my children used to call their paternal Grandmother.  Bubbie was quite a character: she was a red headed Iowa born girl with long long slim … Continue reading →

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Rhubarb Raspberry Cobbler

Posted on June 9, 2021 by Marilyn

Click here to view recipe. I go a little crazy when it’s rhubarb season in Seattle!  It’s a limited time when these beautiful, crimson, celery-like shards of deliciousness show up in farmers markets and stores, and during the month or … Continue reading →

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Carrot Cake – Again!

Posted on March 25, 2020 by Marilyn

When my granddaughter speaks, I listen. She – and everyone else in my family if I’m being honest – tells me that my carrot cake is better than any other.  So I figured I’d remind you all about this amazing recipe. … Continue reading →

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Raspberry Dimple Cake

Posted on August 7, 2019 by Marilyn

Click here to view recipe. Raspberries are, hands down, my favorite fruit.  My love of raspberries began when I was a young girl in Iowa and I have never ever swayed from placing this fruit #1 on my list. Unfortunately, … Continue reading →

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Olive’s Pecan Pie

Posted on December 12, 2018 by Marilyn

Click here to view recipe. At least 20 or more years ago, I was with my late sister-in-law Nancy and we were talking about pecan pie, of all things.  Both Nancy and my husband loved pecan pie and it was … Continue reading →

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