Are you a pistachio fan? I love to eat them cold from the freezer. Stay with me- I know it sounds a bit weird, but if you keep them in the freezer and when ready to snack on, remove a handful or two or three- they actually taste a bit sweeter. My brother-in-law who is…
Author: swooz
I love creating all things sweet and savory, but baking is my passion. Nothing gives me greater pleasure than giving my friends and family my gifts from baking.
Lemon Bar Macarons
It’s lemon season here in Arizona and my ginormous lemon tree is busting with lemons. It’s one of my favorite times of year as I not only cook with lemons, but bake all sorts of lemon desserts. I married both of my two favorite desserts; the macaron and a lemon bar. These might be my…
Chinese New Year Fortune Cookies
You’ll never know the importance of Lunar New Year unless you are Asian or married to one. Mine is obviously the second reason. It’s amazing though how accurate Chinese astrology animals match up with personality traits. I’m a rabbit and I can say that it does line up with the character of my spirit. My…
Lazy days…and Happy New Year.
I’ve been absent fora bit, due to my computer died several weeks ago, and with several projects going on in the house, a bit of a bathroom renovation (I got a new walk in whirlpool tub- as I am physically disabled) and it was an insurance battle to get that done. (Thank you Jesus). My…
The Homer Project. (My Sourdough Starter)
A few years ago I became obsessed with making sourdough bread. I started reading anything and everything I could get my little hands on about the sour. I lived in San Francisco for a little over 14 years, and the sour was calling me. Like for real, screaming at me Holla girl, holla back. Back…
