Stellina Sweets

Baked Sunday Mornings: Bourbon Chocolate Pecan Pie

You win some, you lose some. Pie has never been my baking strong suit, nor is it my favorite item in the realm of baked goods, but I will begrudgingly […]

Baked Sunday Mornings

Baked Sunday Mornings: Pumpkin Whoopie Pies

Autumn in the Middle East is… different. This is the first Fall season of my life (okay, since I was a toddler) not spent somewhere that gets the familiar pre-holiday […]

Baked Sunday Mornings

Baked Sunday Mornings: Caramel Apple Cupcakes

Most of the time, anything involving the combination of apples and caramel is a good thing in my book, be it cake, pie, tarts, or simply dipping slices of apple […]

Baked Sunday Mornings

Baked Sunday Mornings: Nutella Scones (& Vanilla Bean Affogato Cameo)

Sometimes I forget how amazing Nutella is… Wow, seeing those […]

Baked Sunday Mornings

Baked Sunday Mornings: Monster Cookies

Sometimes I’m wrong about cookies. This could be a good thing, or a bad thing, depending on the cookie situation at hand. I was not especially excited to make these […]

Cakes

Deb’s Mom’s Apple Cake

I’ve been living in Tel Aviv for 3 months now, which in and of itself, blows my mind, but more importantly at the moment, I’m about to celebrate my first […]

Baked Sunday Mornings

Baked Sunday Mornings: Brewer’s Blondies

Sometimes you just need a little something comfortable and familiar. I’m still getting used to living in Tel Aviv, which is in some ways a cosmopolitan city, and in other […]

Baked Sunday Mornings

Baked Sunday Mornings: Sweet & Salty Cake

Wow, it’s been a minute. In the six years that I’ve been writing this blog, I’ve never taken a hiatus of more than a couple of weeks (I think?), but […]

Baked Sunday Mornings

Baked Sunday Mornings: Hazelnut Cinnamon Chip Biscotti

Hi. I haven’t blogged in something like 6 weeks, which […]

Baked Sunday Mornings

Baked Sunday Mornings: Chipotle Cheddar Biscuits

Friends, I made biscuits, but I didn’t have time to write about them. This is a first. I tend to be pretty busy, but finding time to bake and blog […]

Baked Sunday Mornings

Baked Sunday Mornings: Almond Joy Tart

Who grew up thinking they “didn’t like” coconut? *raises hand* I definitely spent my childhood being repelled by this tropical treasure, an aversion based on exactly zero real-world evidence, perhaps […]

Baked Sunday Mornings

Baked Sunday Mornings: Grasshopper Cake

If you are reading this and you are a chocolate-mint enthusiast, this is a good day. I’ve never been a mint person, but as has happened often, BAKED recipes have […]

Baked Sunday Mornings

Baked Sunday Mornings: Dark Chocolate Ice Cream (with Bourbon Caramel & Pretzels)

I think I can safely say that the Great Chocolate […]

Chocolate

Next-Level Matzah Buttercrunch, Vol. 1

Okay, it’s Day 8 of Passover, and I’m guessing that you are tired of gnawing on bland cardboard at this point. Even dressing it up with pizza sauce and mozzarella […]

Breads & Doughs

Double Chocolate Irish Cream Babka

If I was in charge of March, I would decree that St. Patrick’s Day dinners should be heartily enjoyed all month long. This Irish affair would flow with corned beef, […]

Cakes

Chocolate Coconut Macaroon Cake

If you know anything about Passover desserts, you know that they can be a challenge and we often have to compromise to uphold the rules of being Kosher For Passover. […]