THE RETURN OF THE CANNOLI
HOLY CANNOLI, REDUX!So, I’ve made them before and I’ll make them again, the Italian Cannoli, that delightful little tube of crispy, flaky, delicious pastry filled with luscious, sweet cream, flavored as you like, often studded with chopped chocolate or nuts or candied fruit. My first try at Cannoli was a roaring success, so I was delighted to discover that Cannoli was this month’s Daring Baker’s Challenge. I would have the chance to try a new and improved filling and enjoy this wonderful Italian specialty once again.

IT’S PARTY TIME, MATE!
SHARING BROWNIES WITH ROSALIE THEN HEADING TO LONDON FOR FOOD BLOGGER CONNECTJamie has been so busy! Most of you know that I leave Friday for London for our very first – oh, but not the last, fear not! – Food Blogger Connect Meet/Lunch/Conference/All Around Fa

CITY SIDEWALKS, BUSY SIDEWALKS DRESSED IN HOLIDAY STYLE
IN THE AIR THERE’S A FEELING OF CHRISTMAS-Jay Livingston/Ray Evans 1951Strings of little white fairy lights twinkling like a million stars over our heads, swags of gaily-colored bulbs dancing in the darkness, our hearts burst to overflowing with the j

WRITE YOUR OWN WORLD
LIFE IS LIKE A LEMON CHOCOLATE MARBLE POUND CAKEWhat counts in making a happy marriage is not so much how compatible you are, but how you deal with the incompatibility.- George LevingerMan and woman intertwined in a l

RAIN RAIN GO AWAY
OR I’LL HAVE TO BAKE ALL DAY!I love Autumn. I really do. It’s the incessant, never-ending rain that the change of seasons brings that I gets me down. I am not a rain person. Bundled up in my huge, padded coat, cap pulled down snuggly on my head to my ears, sneakers or, worse, ru