Back in the day, nearly 30 years ago, when I was newly married, I was introduced to my first "blondies" (so-called because they ar...

The official name of this week's recipe for the Tuesdays With Dorie baking group is "Lots-of-Ways Banana Cake" because Dorie ...

Today is my two year blog anniversary, and to celebrate I'm giving all of you a little gift: an old family recipe for blondies, or as we...

Dorie Greenspan's book Baking From My Home to Yours is admirably comprehensive, but brownies might be the category best represented. N...

It's been quite an adventure being a member of the baking group Tuesdays With Dorie for the past two years, as we work our way throug...

When I was in high school I had a steady babysitting job - nearly every Saturday evening found me taking care of three adorable children and...

Sometimes the recipe names in Dorie Greenspan's book Baking: From My Home to Yours are perfectly straightforward ( Molasses Spice Co...

What a difference the baking group Tuesdays With Dorie has made in my kitchen! Nearly two years of steady baking, week in and week out, ha...

Friends, Part 1 The minute that I learned that this week's recipe assignment for the Tuesdays With Dorie baking group was Tender Shortc...

I have a confession to make: for a long time I've had a bad attitude about Dorie Greenspan's recipe for White Chocolate Brownies in...

What do you do when you have a surplus of fresh tomatoes? I often make either a quick or a long-simmering tomato sauce. In the summer my...

When the May recipe selections for the Tuesdays With Dorie baking group were announced, I puzzled for a minute or two about the Banana Coco...