holiday desserts – Stellina Sweets

Cranberry Pecan Bread

Aside from turkey, on any given holiday table, my least favorite thing is very often the cranberry sauce. Perhaps I had one too many cloying canned versions as a kid, […]

Cookies & Small Treats

Earl Grey Shortbread Snowflakes with Blood Orange Glaze

We’re all still eating cookies, yes? This has been such […]

Cookies & Small Treats

Sicilian Cuccidati (Christmas Fruit & Nut Cookies)

As you might remember if you’ve been following this blog […]

Baked Sunday Mornings

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 […]

Cakes

Pumpkin & Cookie Butter Sheet Cake with Toasted Meringue

You’re already preparing for Thanksgiving dinner, aren’t you. On the […]

Confections

The Sweetest Form of Flattery: Faux Cranberry Bliss Bars

If I had to make a choice between dark chocolate […]

Baked Sunday Mornings

Baked Sunday Mornings: Chocolate Espresso Tapioca Pudding with Kahlúa Whipped Cream

Don’t you love it when things just work out? I […]

Baked Sunday Mornings

Baked Sunday Mornings: Wintermint Cake

Gone are the days that I used to dread making layer cakes. When a layer cake would come up on the Baked Sunday Mornings schedule, I used to feel a mixture of elation, anxiety, and […]

Baked Sunday Mornings

Baked Sunday Mornings: Date Squares… with Toffee Sauce

Let’s begin with a quote from the illustrious Ms. Deb Perelman […]

Cupcakes

How ’bout Them Apples: Brandy Apple Pie Cupcakes

When I think back to the wonderful Thanksgivukkah feast that […]

Baked Sunday Mornings

Baked Sunday Mornings: Antique Caramel Cake

Good gracious, I’ve been waiting patiently like a good little girl for this one. Caramel, especially of the salted persuasion, is one of the great pleasures of my life. I’ve […]