Sugared Cranberries

Step aside, Spiced Gum Drops. Make room for a sparkling, natural treat that will dress up any dessert. Or pop them in your mouth for a sweet and tangy little palette cleanser between courses. These Sugared Cranberries use only three ingredients: cranberries, water and sugar.

Almond Joy Cookies

It’s “Pump Day Hump Day”; Wednesday morning when the Annapolis Pump Out Boat is in Spa Creek. We’ve been teased with some warm spring-like weather last week, but now it’s back to reality. Cold and cloudy all week…so what better day to make cookies. And just in time to share with the pump out team.

Limoncello Tiramisu

  If you want to treat your valentine to something unforgettable this Sunday try making this tangy, citrusy twist on an old-time favorite. Tiramisu seems so elegant and sophisticated that we hardly ever think to MAKE it. But it’s crazy easy with the help of a few off-the-shelf items such as packaged ladyfingers and pre-made…

Almond Rum Balls

No, it’s not Friday. It’s Wednesday. Pump out day. Everyone knows it’s a good idea to tip the pump out crew well, especially on cold, blustery mornings. But hand them a bag of Almond Rum Balls along with their tip and you’ll have them believing in Santa again! And these aren’t your typical vanilla wafer…

Holiday Toffee

For whatever reason I thought it’d be a good idea to make toffee while I waited for the Wednesday pump-out boat. Cooking and pumping your heads is not an easy association to make* but timing is everything, and this time of year there’s no time to be wasted. This is such an easy recipe. I’m…

Plum Cornmeal Cake

On the hook in Pelican Bay — a remarkably beautiful 85% protected anchorage on the southeast corner of Dauphin Island at the mouth of Mobile Bay — this was supposed to be dessert at dinner our first night.  But the incredibly long and harrowing passage (getting INTO a narrow-inlet barrier island anchorage in a boat…