Blueberry Coffee Cake

by SandraWidick // July 14, 2020 // Comments off

Happy Tuesday! One of the reasons that I love Summer is that I can find fresh berries in any store. Love baking with fresh berries specially when I bake with blueberries. Frozen blueberries always “cry” in my cookie/cake dough/batter ,... Continue reading →

Raspberry Cobbler

by SandraWidick // March 9, 2020 // Comments off

Happy Monday! I had a big bag of frozen raspberries so I thought it was a good time to use them for a cobbler. Raspberries and chocolate are a great combo so I decided to make dark chocolate biscuits to... Continue reading →

Hazelnut Orange Linzer Cookies

by SandraWidick // December 4, 2019 // Comments off

Happy December! Christmas season has arrived and it’s the perfect time to bake bake and bake! As you might know, Linzer cookies are always on my baking list and I’m always trying to create new flavors. Today, I introduce you... Continue reading →

Date Coffee Bread

by SandraWidick // November 1, 2019 // Comments off

Happy Friday!! Halloween is over and I’m a bit sad because I’m such a fan of this holiday. We always decorate our front yard with lights and spooky things. For some reason this year we didn’t have many kids, I... Continue reading →

Walnut Maple Bars

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

Happy Tuesday! Hope everyone is doing great. I can’t believe that we’ll be celebrating Christmas in less than two weeks. I haven’t figured out the Christmas menu yet, but I’ll be baking a few things for sure. One of my... Continue reading →

Brown Butter Bourbon Chocolate Pecan Cookies

by SandraWidick // November 27, 2018 // Comments off

Happy Tuesday!! I can’t believe this is the last week of November! Hope everybody had a great Thanksgiving and maybe Black Friday?. I went Black Friday shopping late Thursday night and I thought that maybe because of the heavy rain... Continue reading →

Pecan Linzer Cookies

by SandraWidick // November 15, 2018 // Comments off

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas …. everywhere I go… literally… EVERYWHERE! and I like it! One of things I love about Christmas is baking. My husband and I always host Christmas dinner at our house and we... Continue reading →

Mini Chocolate Cake

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

I’ve been thinking of using cacao powder to make a chocolate cake and finally I baked a small one, the result was just perfect. This 2 layers 6 inch cake is the perfect treat you want for a date night... Continue reading →

Best Banana Bread

by SandraWidick // March 2, 2018 // Comments off

Happy March everybody! I can’t believe Spring is just around the corner and I’ll start baking for Saint Patrick’s Day and Easter, time flies! It has been kinda rainy here in Northern California which is nice because we really need... Continue reading →

Pineapple Upside Down Cake

by SandraWidick // February 22, 2018 // Comments off

Hi everyone! It’s been about 2 months since my last post. December was super busy for me (with holidays and family visiting from Peru). Then, in January I traveled down there to visit my parents and stayed a couple of... Continue reading →

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