Stellina Sweets

Puff Pastry Pillows: Spicy Shakshuka Tarts

I love shakshuka and I love puff pastry… so I guess this was bound to happen eventually. I don’t usually cook on this blog, but sometimes we have to rethink things […]

Baked Sunday Mornings

Baked Sunday Mornings: Old-School Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

Educators of America, rejoice! At long last, the end of […]

Fruit Desserts

Open Sesame: Rye Rhubarb Tahini Tart

GAH, I love this season for baking. (Okay, there isn’t really a season that I don’t like, but bear with me.) Finally the rhubarb and cherries are here, and gorgeous berries […]

Cookies & Small Treats

All Buttered Up: Chocolate Chip Toffee Shortbread Bars

For bakers who like to tinker, accidents and failures are […]

Baked Sunday Mornings

Baked Sunday Mornings: Black Forest Cupcakes

It’s May, which means CHERRIES, and this makes me splendidly happy! All year I dream about cherry season– the day that those sweet, red, stemmed delights appear at the farmer’s […]

Breads & Doughs

Twice as Nice: Double Sesame Banana Bread

You’ve seen one banana bread recipe, you’ve seen ’em all, right? Okay, that was a lie– a big, fat, terrible, vicious lie. While a classic banana bread is perfectly scrumptious, I’ve found that […]

Baked Sunday Mornings

Baked Sunday Mornings: Caramel Candy Popcorn Balls

Popcorn and caramel and candy in one treat? Check, check, […]

Creamy Desserts

All it’s Cracked Up to Be: Matzah Buttercrunch Ice Cream

Soooo, anyone else have an extra box or two of […]

Chocolate

Baker-Tested, Seder-Approved: Matzah Tiramisu Cake 2.0

Two years ago I discovered Robicelli’s Tiramatzu, and Passover has never […]

Baked Sunday Mornings

Baked Sunday Mornings: S Cookies

I’m slowly building my repertoire of Italian pastries, and I’d like to think that I’m getting fairly familiar with a wide array of regional specialties. (I’m even thisclose to finally posting […]

Cakes

Classic Passover Decadence: Flourless Chocolate Cake

Chocolate. Butter. Eggs. Sugar. That is all you need to […]

Baked Sunday Mornings

Baked Sunday Mornings: Tricolor Cake

I’ve made no secret of the fact that Italy tugs at my heartstrings on a daily basis. In fact, I hope to live there one day… However, there’s one little […]

Creamy Desserts

Crumbs o’ the Irish: Brown Bread Ice Cream

So you made an Irish feast a few days ago […]

Chocolate

At the End of the Rainbow: Irish Chocolate Biscuit Cake

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Let me start this Irish-inspired post […]

Cookies & Small Treats

One Dough to Rule Them All: Chocolate Chip & Vanilla Cream Hamantaschen

I know, I know– Purim was last weekend. But I’ve […]

Baked Sunday Mornings

Baked Sunday Mornings: Kitchen Sink Dutch Baby

I’ve come a long way with bananas. I’ve talked a […]

Baked Sunday Mornings

Baked Sunday Mornings: The New Orleans (aka Pecan Praline Ice Cream Cake)

Sometimes you get those special recipes that you catch yourself […]

Cookies & Small Treats

Have a Heart: Lavender Shortbread Valentines

Whether you’re celebrating with a valentine, galentine, or your pretty self on this most illustrious of Hallmark occasions, everybody deserves a heart today! I realized that I didn’t make anything ultra-chocolaty […]

Stellina Sweets

Sweet Morsels from My Kitchen

Sticky Sweet Springtime: Rhubarb-Vanilla Sauce

Baked Sunday Mornings: Oreo Chocolate Cupcake Shakes

Puff Pastry Pillows: Spicy Shakshuka Tarts

Baked Sunday Mornings: Old-School Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

Open Sesame: Rye Rhubarb Tahini Tart

All Buttered Up: Chocolate Chip Toffee Shortbread Bars

Baked Sunday Mornings: Black Forest Cupcakes

Twice as Nice: Double Sesame Banana Bread

Baked Sunday Mornings: Caramel Candy Popcorn Balls

All it’s Cracked Up to Be: Matzah Buttercrunch Ice Cream

Baker-Tested, Seder-Approved: Matzah Tiramisu Cake 2.0

Baked Sunday Mornings: S Cookies

Classic Passover Decadence: Flourless Chocolate Cake

Baked Sunday Mornings: Tricolor Cake

Crumbs o’ the Irish: Brown Bread Ice Cream

At the End of the Rainbow: Irish Chocolate Biscuit Cake

One Dough to Rule Them All: Chocolate Chip & Vanilla Cream Hamantaschen

Baked Sunday Mornings: Kitchen Sink Dutch Baby

Baked Sunday Mornings: The New Orleans (aka Pecan Praline Ice Cream Cake)

Have a Heart: Lavender Shortbread Valentines