Chewy Chocolate White Chocolate Chunk Cookies – the perfect pair for a cold glass of milk.

Red Velvet Cheesecake – the marriage of two fantastic desserts in this delicious treat.

Cherry Garcia Ice Cream – my Eat to the Beat entry!

Chocolate Cake Cookie Sandwiches – for the kid in all of us!

Espresso Chocolate Chip Shortbread

Homemade salsa – deliciously fresh and spicy, and quick to whip up thanks to the food processor.

Buttermilk Honey Bread – the perfect pairing for a warm bowl of soup!

Cream of Mushroom Soup

Rum-Drenched Vanilla Cakes: soft dense mini bundt cakes studded with vanilla bean flecks, moistened with rum syrup

Twilight Cupcakes: pale white cake, blood red cherry filling and white chocolate cream cheese frosting, for the birthday of a Twilight fan!

Fresh Fruit Focaccia – a dessert pizza, or a sweet treat perfect for brunch.

Coconut Biscotti

Oreo Cupcakes: Rich devil’s food cake topping with whipped cookies and cream frosting.

Blackberry lime sorbet

Cottage cheese dill bread

Butterscotch ice cream – so creamy and delicious!

Pineapple muffins made with mango-pineapple-passion fruit yogurt.

Almost-fudge gateau – a fabulously rich chocolate cake topped with a chocolate ganache glaze.

Delicious muffins with fresh raspberries

Delicious sugar cookies and my first experience with royal icing.

Malted milk ice cream with Whopper bits

Cinnamon cupcakes with cinnamon cream cheese frosting