Chocolate Red Wine Cupcakes

by SandraWidick // June 29, 2018 // Comments off

“Red, red wine, goes to my head Makes me forget that I Still need you so…” -UB40- This time I’m baking with red wine, I chose Barbera from my favorite winery Castello Di Amorosa. Barbera has aromas of dark fruits... Continue reading →

Banana Pineapple Bread

by SandraWidick // June 25, 2018 // Comments off

Happy Monday! Hope everyone had a great weekend. Mine was really nice, actually I had an awesome experience “flying” over Napa Valley. My husband and I rode a hot air balloon early Saturday morning and it was such an adventure... Continue reading →

Piña Colada Cupcakes

by SandraWidick // June 19, 2018 // Comments off

Happy Tuesday everyone! I haven’t been posting recipes for the last week (but you can still look at all the things I bake on my Instagram account, so don’t forget to follow me there). I’ve been a little bit busy... Continue reading →

S’mores Cupcakes

by SandraWidick // June 12, 2018 // Comments off

It’s been so hot for the last couple of days here in the valley!! Today I went for my hike and it was super hard to get to the top of the hill, I really should go earlier before the... Continue reading →

Dark Chocolate Brownies with Port Wine and Cherries

by SandraWidick // June 6, 2018 // Comments off

Last weekend we visited a couple of wineries in Placerville (California) and we got the chance to taste some great wines from that area. Today, I was in the mood for brownies, so I thought why not using some of... Continue reading →

Strawberry Cream Tarts

by SandraWidick // June 5, 2018 // Comments off

Happy June everyone! I’ve not been posting much for the last days because I had bad headaches (plus my right eye was twitching – still is a bit and it’s kinda annoying) so I wasn’t baking at all. I... Continue reading →

Pastry Tales

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Month: June 2018