Blueberry-buttermilk Bundt Cake

With the heat of the summer, blueberries are in season every where so this was the perfect summer cake. It was painful to turn on my oven, we were having a heatwave in California, but I did it any way. I had most of the ingredients for this bundt cake but picked up fresh blueberries,…

Mixed Berry Pie

Dorie says “As soon as there are berries in the market, there’s pie in our house”. I went with that theme for this week’s baking assignment for Everyday Dorie. Berries went on sale at one of my markets for $1.98/6oz, I took that as a sign to make a pie. I did not use Dorie’s…

Fruit Salad with Limoncello

I Heart Cooking Clubs If you like fruit salad then I encourage you to make this one, it won rave reviews when I served it. I was inspired by the Limoncello which I had plenty. The fruit base is filled with summer fruits: strawberries, raspberries, blueberries and banana. The fruit salad is sweetened with sugar…

Blueberry Bran Muffins

When I think of the phrase “when healthy meets delicious” I think of Ellie Krieger, I believe that is her tag line.  For this weeks challenge at I Heart Cooking Clubs I decided on Ina Garten’s blueberry bran muffins. With a whopping 2 1/2 cups of wheat bran in the recipe, it packs a punch…

Blueberry-Buttermilk Pie Bars

Tuesdays with Dorie Dorie’s Cookies These bar cookies are a Southern take on buttermilk pies. I have never had a buttermilk pie so this was a new dessert for me and my family. The crust is baked first with flour, sugar, cornmeal, cornstarch, salt and butter. The topping as Dorie calls it is custard-like and…

Philadelphia Blueberry-Corn Tart

I am an Olympic enthusiast. I enjoy seeing the best realize their dreams. This Philadelphia Blueberry-Corn Tart from Baking Chez Moi would do nicely for a patriotic dessert commemorating the start of the Olympic games. I have burned many a crust, so I have learned to use a lower temperature 375 degrees and less time….

Cooking with Tessa Kiros

This month’s featured chef on I Heart Cooking Clubs is Tessa Kiros.  This is a new chef for me which is one reason I love this cooking group. We are always changing chefs and I am always learning more. Since I did not have time to go to my local library for one of her…

Anyway You Slice It!

This week on I Heart Cooking Clubs the theme was Anyway You Slice It by featured chef Ellie Krieger.  I took a breakfast approach to this challenge. First up Chocolate and Strawberry Stuffed French Toast.  I have made this recipe before and liked it. I thought it would make a great dinner for my son…