A taste of autumn in Tuscany with a focaccia studded with dusky dark purple grapes, woodsy rosemary, flaked salt and raw sugar.

Elevate the everyday Gin & Tonic with blackberries and lime.

Coca-Cola is good. Coca-Cola in cupcakes is better. [Recipe]

Chewy lemon cookies are exactly what their name says they are.

Taking advantage of autumn fruits with flatbread topped with peaches, prosciutto, rosemary and goat cheese.

Flourless chocolate-walnut cookies taste like the top of a brownie and they’re gluten-free too.

A summery tart matches a Parmesan crust with roasted heirloom cherry and grape tomatoes.

Seven layers of goodness make up a Dolly Bar.

Celebrating my blog’s 2nd anniversary with a triple layer chocolate cake topped with chocolate frosting.

Lemon ricotta pancakes are like baby souffles for breakfast.

Comforting (faux) pasta carbonara. Rich, creamy and chock-full of bacon. What could be better?

A simple loaf cake made with applesauce, cinnamon and nutmeg from a recipe I grew up with.

A delicious sour cream pumpkin bundt cake with a hidden streusel layer.

Roasted chickpeas with chard and garlic: Quick, easy and deliciously comforting.

Five burgers in four days and this one was the best. Organic beef cheeseburger from a charming little place in southern Alberta.

Coffee cake with big crumbs on top and a sweet layer of rhubarb in the middle.

Basil pesto is the taste of summer. Making it takes me back to time spent in the kitchen with my grandfather.

Am I addicted to lemon? Possibly. But with Lemon Rosemary Olive Oil Cake, it’s all OK.

A kiss of salt takes this buttermilk cake from ordinary to extraordinary.

I finally found a way to like beer . . . in cupcake form. Guinness chocolate cupcakes with cream cheese icing.

Celebrating my blog’s first birthday with Red Velvet Cake and luxurious cream cheese icing.

Atkins would not improve. But Potato Pizza with Rosemary is worth it.