Baker’s Dozen Cookie Challenge Day 6: Gluten-Free Ginger Cookies

Day 6 of the Baker’s Dozen Cookie Challenge and it is gluten-Free Ginger Cookies. It was going to be Mexican Wedding Cookie day but they just did not turn out right. It was sad to see them lying in the trash but that is the life of a baker or a cook, sometimes things do…

Pumpkin Ginger Cinnamon Rolls

I’m still working my way through the mountain of winter squash and pie pumpkins I purchased a couple of weeks ago from the farmer’s market. Yes, I know there’s no real rush, they will keep for a few months but it’s so exciting to come up with creative tasty ways to use them. Not to…

Chocolate Chip Banana Oatmeal Cookies

I think today is comfort food day. I’m not having a down day but I am feeling just a little nostalgia and need a little comfort. And while so many comfort foods do give me a warm fuzzy feeling, I find nothing works as well as an oatmeal cookie or chocolate. The oatmeal cookie is…

Blueberry Topped Tarts

I’ve been a little remiss lately on getting a blog topic written for Simply Sophisticated. I really don’t have a great excuse other than the fact that I’ve enjoyed summer, fun times and getting ready to make a trip to Italy. I have to admit to being so excited about the Italy trip. I’ve never…

Ginger-Spice Zucchini Bread

Summertime! Warm days finished with flashes of lighting and loud cracks of thunder. Gem-colored petunias heavily scenting the air on my balcony, cascading in a riot of color over the railing. People splashing in the pool and the smells from the grill wafting gently up to tempt my tummy. And proliferate zucchini crowding the fridge…