Scones are the perfect weekend breakfast and it's probably one of the easiest things you can bake. By definition a scone is a quick bread, no yeast required, no rising, you just pretty much mix all the ingredients together. Scones are also very versatile. They can be made savory or sweet. I like them both ways but I do prefer a sweet scone. This is a simple recipe that uses fresh blueberries and chocolate c ...

Have you ever watched the show "The Best Thing I Ever Made/Ate"? Well I love to watch that show. Most of the stuff on there looks fairly complicated, but Duff Goldman was on the show and he said the best thing he ever made and ate is his family's apple strudel. The reason this stood out to me is because I love apple strudels, and usually they're fairly easy to make. So, seeing as I'm not one to back down fr ...

Before you hate me for putting bacon on everything, hold on! These donuts are baked! So to me, that makes these donuts healthy. That's right! I'm really thinking that bacon need its own category on this blog. Bacon makes the world go round. :) I think this is what they refer to bacon mania! I am a bacon enthusiast! I am part of "Bacon Nation", I am a bacon freak. Whew, that makes me feel better! I think us ...

I have to be honest here and tell you that until recently I have been scared of making croissants. I thought they would be hard to make and that it's something that it better be left to the french since they are the experts in this field. However, curiosity won in this case. As they say, curiosity leads us to the path of risk, but then what is life without risk. So the perfect opportunity presented itself t ...

Ok, who doesn't love cinnamon rolls? Well I do and I love the smell of cinnamon rolls as they are baking more than anything. These rolls are delicious and you can either have them with icing, or no icing.  I prefer no icing, considering they have enough calories as it is without the icing, but I did make some because my husband loves the icing. Don't be afraid of making cinnamon rolls, honestly they are ver ...

Hear me out, please. I'm a big fan of nuts and chocolate. I love pecans, cashews, pistachios, hazelnuts, almonds, you name it. But you pair these nuts with chocolate and you create something extraordinary. You add butter, some maple syrup and brown sugar, and you've got something out of this world.  This is how I feel about these chocolate nut tarts. I simply love them. They are to die for. My sister gave m ...

Biscuits are one of my favorite things to bake often. This recipe for biscuits is super simple to make and with only a few ingredients you can have fresh buttermilk biscuits in only a few minutes. If you don't have buttermilk, use a measuring cup and to it add 1/2 tablespoon of lemon juice or vinegar and to it add milk to make 1/2 a cup. Stir it then let it sit for 5 minutes. This recipe will only make 7 bi ...

I love these sweet rolls, they are perfect for a Saturday or Sunday morning.  I woke up this morning around 6:30 and was in the mood for something sweet like cinnamon rolls, but I didn't have any, so I decided to make my own sweet rolls.  My husband was still sleeping so by the time he woke up the house smelled like home made sweet rolls and freshly brewed coffee.  It was great, that's the reason I love wee ...

Romanians love their cheese pastries, cheese pies, crepes filled with cheese, and cheese cakes, and I'm no different. Cheesecake is by far my favorite dessert, but this is an interesting cake, it's called a cheesecake but it's not your traditional cheesecake with cream cheese.  This is yet another traditional Romanian recipe that I just love.  It's a very easy cake to make, and the big difference between th ...

Merry Christmas! It makes me real happy to be able to share these recipes with everyone. I've grown up with these dishes and I absolutely love them. I'm so glad that I married a Romanian man because we have this tradition in common. But even if you didn't grow up with these holiday dishes you can still enjoy them. Especially these cheese sticks, who doesn't love a good cheese stick? Although we usually make ...

I finally did it! I made baklava! I've been wanting to make it for a long time but have always been scared of making it, thinking it is really difficult to make. Well I was wrong, baklava couldn't be easier to make. Oh and it turned out so good, I can't stop eating it. I was thinking of taking it to work on Monday, but I'm afraid there won't be any left by then. I don't think it's a Christmas dessert, proba ...

I made these apple and pecan cinnamon rolls a couple weeks ago and did not get a chance to post them until now. They were good. They were fabulous. I mean who does not love cinnamon rolls. They're gooey and sweet and simply delicious. They're to die for. The perfect weekend breakfast. And when you add pecans and apples, well it's a marriage made in heaven. I dare you to make these and then come and tell me ...

Before I start talking about this recipe, I would like to talk about our latest project. My husband and I have been busy with our latest project over the past few weeks and I'm now proud to be able to talk about it. I'd like to introduce you to www.foodepix.com, our pride and joy. FoodEpix is a photo gallery of delicious food pictures, pretty much like foodgawker.com and tastespotting.com. The site is geare ...

I have a great idea for you for the perfect weekend breakfast or brunch! This scrambled eggs in puff pastry is super easy to make, and it's very delicious. The best part about it is that you can add anything you want to your eggs. I chose to add some wonderful Kielbasa sausage I got from our local Polish store, Swiss cheese and mushrooms. It was so good and so filling, everyone enjoyed and it just looks lik ...

I love anything with cheese in it, especially cheese pastries, pies, well anything that's baked. I made these pastries savory, but I needed to put something in the middle so I decided to go with a little bit of blueberry jam. The rest of the pastry is savory and it's just so good. I used feta and ricotta cheese in the filling and that's all. I like mixing ricotta and feta together, because feta is very salt ...