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Every year, in the fall, we take the kids to one of the local pumpkin patches. We spend a fun day participating in the various activities and usually finish off the day picking fresh pumpkins to bring home. The kids choose theirs with an eye to decoration or carving,...

Goat cheese, honey and cajeta bring a new level of flavor sophistication and complexity to a classic cheesecake. The goat cheese has a more tangy and assertive flavor than traditional cream cheese lending an almost savory note to balance out the sweetness of the cheesecake. The honey introduces hint...

Before moving to the Southwest, I think my only exposure to prickly pear was the reference in “The Bare Necessities” song from Disney’s The Jungle Book. In the song, Baloo warns Mowgli not to pick the prickly pear by the paw or you’ll “prick a raw paw” – very...

These are not your traditional sugar cookies. In texture, they are probably most similar to the Lofthouse sugar cookies, although I think these might be a touch softer and more delicate. However, instead of being topped with a thick smear of buttercream, these cookies are entirely enrobed in a...

Normally, I’m not much of a candy person. I generally think the best use of candy is to bake it into something else. Unless that candy is fudge. My love affair with fudge started at a very young age. I remember my grandmother’s old fashioned cocoa fudge she would...