Category Archives: Dessert

Banana Bread with Dark Chocolate and Coconut

Posted on March 15, 2023 by Marilyn

buy me a boat lyrics Click here to view recipe. I am well aware that I have posted other banana bread quickbread recipes (like this one and this one), but I had to try one more.  I love breakfast/dessert/anytime sweet bread that I can whip … Continue reading →

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Morning Bundt Cake With Poppy Seeds

Posted on February 15, 2023 by Marilyn

Chanthaburi 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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Mile High Pumpkin Bread

Posted on November 24, 2021 by Marilyn

Click here to view recipe. Some members of my family love everything pumpkin: pumpkin scones, pumpkin muffins, pumpkin pie, pumpkin risotto and of course pumpkin bread.   When I saw Smitten Kitchen’s pumpkin bread recipe, which uses an entire can of … 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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Mint-Stuffed Brownies

Posted on April 14, 2021 by Marilyn

Click here to view recipe. This week I really had a craving for mint brownies, but the thought of making a buttercream and then waiting to top the pan of brownies with ganache seemed like too much work.  And then … Continue reading →

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A Midsummer Apricot Dream

Posted on August 21, 2019 by Marilyn

Click here to view recipe. When summer gives you apricots, make apricot crisp!! Stone fruit speaks to my tastes buds – I love apricots, peaches, nectarines and plums second only to raspberries and blueberries in the summer.  This July was … Continue reading →

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Chocolate Strudel

Posted on March 27, 2019 by Marilyn

Click here to view recipe. OK, readers – pay attention. Because this chocolate strudel is one of the best things I bake.  Seriously. I have hemmed and hawed about sharing the recipe with you and finally I decided I am … Continue reading →

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Simple Summer Rhubarb Strawberry Bars

Posted on July 18, 2018 by Marilyn

Click here to view recipe. This recipe came to me in 2018 on Fathers Day…we had a family shindig for the dads (and uncles who have been fill-in dads) and for the moms who enabled their men to become dads. … Continue reading →

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Simple Summer Strawberry Shortcake

Posted on July 2, 2018 by Marilyn

Click here to view recipe. If you ask me what my very favorite type of summer fruit, there is no contest.  I LOVE BERRIES!! Raspberries take first place followed closely by strawberries, but I only like berries that are fresh … Continue reading →

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