Chocolate Pumpkin Bread

by SandraWidick // September 18, 2020 // No Comments

Happy Friday! Here is a pumpkin recipe that you can make during the weekend. I’m using my pumpkin bread recipe and gave it a couple of twists. For the chocolate part, I added some dark cocoa powder and hot espresso.... Continue reading →

Sourdough Discard Banana Bread

by SandraWidick // August 11, 2020 // 4 Comments

My husband has been making sourdough bread for some months now so he asked me if I wanted to do something with the discard he had over the weekend. What is the discard? When you make sourdough bread you have... Continue reading →

Orange Almond Cake

by SandraWidick // August 4, 2020 // 3 Comments

Orange is one of my favorite flavors when it comes to cake. In this recipe, I’m using all-purpose flour but also ground toasted almonds which gives a nice texture and flavor to the cake. I used orange zest and an... Continue reading →

Cinnamon Bundt Cake

by SandraWidick // August 1, 2020 // No Comments

Happy August! For me, this means that Fall baking season has started and that my house will start to smell and look like spices, pumpkins and all Fall related things! This cinnamon cake is very easy to make and is... Continue reading →

Bakery Style Banana Nut Muffins

by SandraWidick // July 30, 2020 // No Comments

In the past, every time I saw muffins at the store I used to think that my homemade muffins were not tall enough and did not have that nice dome on the top. After many years of baking, I found... Continue reading →

Carmelita Bars

by SandraWidick // July 24, 2020 // No Comments

Happy Friday!! Here is a recipe that I’ve been thinking to post for a while… Carmelita Bars. I describe these bars as cookies in the shape of bars. The base and topping are made with oats, pecans, flour, vanilla extract.... Continue reading →

No-Fry Fried Ice Cream

by SandraWidick // July 6, 2020 // No Comments

Happy Monday! Hot weather is the perfect time to enjoy a nice scoop of ice cream and Crystal Creamery is offering the best flavors like this delicious Cherry Chocolate Chunk Ice Cream. You know I LOVE the combo chocolate and... Continue reading →

Banana Biscoff Muffins

by SandraWidick // July 3, 2020 // No Comments

Happy Friday! Here is the recipe for delicious muffins to make anytime or if you have browned bananas and you don’t know what to make with them. Let’s start with the recipe. Continue reading →

Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookie

by SandraWidick // June 15, 2020 // No Comments

Every Sunday night my husband and I like to watch a show called “90 day fiancée” . It’s about American citizens getting married with foreigners, it’s interesting, funny and full of drama. Watching all these couples dealing with distance, family... Continue reading →

Peanut Butter Swirl Brownies

by SandraWidick // May 12, 2020 // No Comments

Happy Tuesday! I was craving brownies so I decided to mix chocolate and peanut butter! This recipe is really easy and delicious. Don’t forget to watch my videos in my Instagram stories @Pastry_Tales Let’s start baking! Continue reading →

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