Author: swooz

  • 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…

  • Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins

    Just like the ‘You know who’ coffee shop without having to get dressed, because muffins taste way better in your robe and slippers. It’s a fact… So, are we tired of pumpkin treats yet? Nope. Can’t stop, won’t stop. At least for a while, or until Christmas, or my cravings start for everything peppermint candy…

  • Pumpkin Spice Cookie Thins

    These are so good with a warm cup of cider or cinnamon tea. Harney and Sons makes a hot cinnamon sunset tea that is perfect with these. They are a superb pair with a sniff of brandy too. They are crisp, packed with flavor and the recipe is super simple and comes together quickly. I…

  • Pumpkin Cannoli with Recipe for Homemade Ricotta Cheese

    Last year I attempted to make a pumpkin cannoli but my filling was too loose even with straining my ricotta cheese it wasn’t as thick as I wanted, so I took to the web looking at recipes for classic cannoli’s to see why. I found several Italian peeps saying the trick was to make your…

  • A lot of (obsessive) thought went into the creation of this beauty. I wanted to make sure all the components of a mojito cocktail came through. The mint, the lime, and the rum all had to be there but not with one overpowering the other flavor. I a took a gamble on coming up with…

  • People laugh at me when I say I make my own Birthday Cake, but it’s something I love doing, and have done for several years now. There’s a certain calmness knowing you don’t have to worry about if the decoration is perfect, or the flavor is not something someone else doesn’t quite like, because well;…