Stellina Sweets

Baked Sunday Mornings: Bourbon Chocolate Pecan Pie

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

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. […]