Simple to make and oh-so-delicious — chewy pineapple squares are the perfect summer dessert. My baker-bud, Carolyn, gave me this recipe. Her mother makes these squares, and she has raved about this particular treat on more than one occasion. After whipping these up, I can honestly say that they are amazing in every way. They […]

Muffins move over.  I give you: Blueberry Platz. Every June, in the wooded area behind my childhood home in Pennsylvania, wild blueberry bushes would become full of plump, ripe berries ready for picking. On Sunday mornings, we would venture out and fill buckets and mixing bowls with  blueberries.  There was nothing more satisfying than hearing […]

Amazingly delicious and absurdly simple, these bars are the perfect summer treat.  Apricot bars really stand out from the usual fruit desserts with their distinctly sweet and tangy flavor.  Velvety little apricots, which are in season in the U.S. between May and August, are about to have their time in the sun. While this recipe […]