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February 2026

Toasted Coconut Double Chocolate Brownies

Yep, it’s blowing a gale outside but inside, it’s warm, cozy and smells like the most decadent chocolate and tropical coconut ever. I’m happy that the small lingers because I actually made these Toasted Coconut Double Chocolate Brownies before work this morning because frankly, I thought we’d lose power and internet this afternoon, but so far, we’re doing ok. There is a LOT (a lot, a lot) of snow falling, but that is ok. Digging out my car tomorrow won’t be much fun, but that’s what living in New England is all about.

23. February 2026

Desserts, Sweet Snacks

Browned Butter Walnut Laurel Wreath Bundt Cake

Today is a milestone, one that I likely didn’t think would ever happen. Today is the 15th anniversary to this here little website. Who knew that I had it in me to keep a hobby (and some days, a salvation) going for this long. I sure didn’t, and I don’t think that a lot of people did, and that is ok. But here I am, nearly 3800 recipes later — some abject failures on the first go. Maybe there is another 15 years to go. There are some plans for this year (like I am finally going to write that cookbook; stay tuned!) but no, no one is going to convince me to audition for the Great British Baking Show.

So I made a cake to celebrate. It’s a Browned Butter Walnut Laurel Wreath Bundt Cake and it is quite yummy.

10. February 2026

Cookies, Sweet Snacks

Bakery-Style Triple Chocolate Cookies, Dressed up for Valentines Day

I’ve gotten to be pretty known for my “Biggie” cookies — the oversized, deli-style cookies as big as your hand. So I decided to make a rile chocolate variety of them to include with the Valentine’s Day set. As with the others, these are huge (about 4-4 1/2 inches in diameter), both crunchy on the edges and gooey in the middle. The M&Ms didn’t still particularly stick well so when I make these in the future, I think that I will still with White Chocolate Melting Wafers as the decoration.

7. February 2026

Breakfast/Brunch

Pineapple Passion Fruit Jam

It’s winter. There isn’t that much fresh fruit around. OK, that’s a fib. There is a lot of fruit around, we don’t live in ancient times where scurvy was an actual concern, but still. Things feel a little dull right now, in the fresh fruit department. Until I made this jam and it is quite likely some of the best jam that I have ever made and I make some pretty yummy jam! I give you, in honor of Valentine’s Day, Pineapple Passion Fruit “Sunshine in a Jar” Jam. It is tart, it is sweet, it is bright and I could eat it by the spoonful. Absolutely perfect cure for the mid-Winter blues.

5. February 2026

Breakfast/Brunch, Desserts, Sweet Snacks

Easy “Fruit on Top” Mixed Berry Cobbler

Let’s talk about this “Cobbler” for a sec. First of all, it’s delicious. It’s modified from an America’s Test Kitchen / Cooks Country recipe, which described it as a “cobbler”. So, in my mind cobblers have the fruit on the bottom, no bottom crust and then a top crust of crumble, biscuit dough or a batter. So, it’s not really a cobbler. It’s also not really a pie, which would have at minimum a bottom crust and this has a bottom batter. I don’t really know what to call it, except yummy.

I also don’t really know when to eat it. It would be a great afternoon tea or coffee thing. It would be a great dessert thing with some ice cream and it would even make a fantastic breakfast casserole with maple syrup. So, I guess that is up to you. It comes together in a flash with mostly pantry ingredients: sweetened condensed milk, milk, butter, flour, baking power, salt and a touch of vanilla for the base. I used mixed berries, but you could also use just one berry type, or cherries or even chopped up peaches. Frozen berries / fruit work great here (bake 10 minutes or so longer) and best of all, it isn’t overly sweet.

Perhaps one of the easiest and quickest recipes I have done in a long time. I had it ready to go before the oven had even preheated.

2. February 2026