Apple Walnut Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

Apple Walnut Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

I believe that I’m a muffin person more so than a cupcake person.  Muffins seem to be less work, more humble, and are at least somewhat capable of providing flavor without a lot of sugar so I can dupe myself into thinking that the morsel 

Figs and Olive Oil Thyme Cake

Figs and Olive Oil Thyme Cake

I’ve been on a kick to try things I’ve not tried before.  I often boast that my palate’s not picky, but know very well that there are a few things I conveniently avoid when they surface in a menu or cross my path in the 

Giant Muffins a la Joanne Chang

Giant Muffins a la Joanne Chang

I’m on a search for the perfect muffin.  I like muffins.  What I’m not so fond of is knowing that their soft and moist cakeyness is hiding a staggering amount of oil.  It takes all the fun out of sinking my teeth into one.  And 

I Heart this Apple Cream Streusel Pie

I Heart this Apple Cream Streusel Pie

When I was growing up, I rarely hesitated if someone asked me what my favorite flavor was because it was simple.  Chocolate.  In fact, I loved chocolate so much, in my late teens I wouldn’t hesitate to eat a brownie topped by a scoop of 

Apple Cranberry Walnut Tart in Phyllo

Apple Cranberry Walnut Tart in Phyllo

What do you do when you have a partial bag of cranberries left in the freezer from Thanksgiving, green apples the men in your house conveniently forget to eat, and a box of phyllo that needs to be used?  You can either do a Google