Chocolate cake

Chocolate fudge cake with vanilla bean whipping cream with cream cheese chocolate frosting for my son work Christmas potluck lunch party…

I hope they enjoy it…

Key Lime Cupcakes

Key Lime Cupcakes

  • Servings: 21
  • Difficulty: easy
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If you like the bitter taste and the flavors of key limes then this recipe is for you!

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Chocolate Cake S’mores

Chocolate Cake S'mores

  • Servings: 8-12
  • Difficulty: easy
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We all love s’mores but can you imagine it spread all over a sheet of a chocolate cake?
I could and I did…. I made up this delicious mash and ended up being this oeey gooey chocolaty goodness and it was to die for; and we could not get enough of it!!

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Chocolate Fruit Tart

Chocolate Fruit Tart

  • Servings: 6
  • Difficulty: easy
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This delicious tart was inspired by the mini fruit tart I received from my son and his wife when they came over few days before mother’s day to visit and celebrate it early, they both had to work on mother’s day and they were not going to be able to join the rest of the family on that day…

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I loved the tart they brought me… so light، yummy and full of fresh fruit….There was a surprise inside of the tart when I took a bite of it, it had a thick layer of chocolate melted on top of the crust and a thick layer of fresh whip cream…It was amazingly delicious. Continue reading

Third Birthday Cake

Birthday Cake

  • Servings: 15-20
  • Difficulty: easy
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 This birthday cake is one of my favorite cakes that I have ever baked, I know every cake I make is my favorite but this one is so special to me!

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Chickpea Double Chocolate Cookies

Chickpea Double Chocolate Cookies

  • Servings: 29
  • Difficulty: easy
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 Who does not li Who ke Chocolate chip cookies? Everyone loves them, kids and kids at heart love and adore them!!

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No one would turn down a good chocolate chip cookie let along these double chocolate cookies that made with few healthy ingredients…. Continue reading

Sugar Cookies-Sugar Free

Sugar Cookies

  • Servings: 12
  • Difficulty: easy
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 Sugar cookie dough is so versatile that it could be used in most recipes that calls for cookie crusts or as a crumbled topping for any custard or ice cream dessert or just as a dunking cookie in the morning cup of coffee, afternoon tea or evening milk…

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Basbousa– Harisi

Basbousa-Harisi

  • Servings: 8-12
  • Difficulty: easy
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There is so many names for this delicious, sugary sweet and yummy dessert. Either Basbousa, Namora or Harisi as we call it in my house.

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Sugar Free Nuts Clusters

Sugar Free Nuts Clusters

  • Servings: 8
  • Difficulty: easy
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This recipe came about when I realized I had so many bags of leftover of trail mix in my pantry.

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Carrot Cake Cupcakes

Carrot Cake Cupcakes

  • Servings: 27
  • Difficulty: easy
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In two weeks it will be two years since I posted my carrot cake recipe! Time flies so fast when you’re having fun baking…

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Berries Pie

Berries Pie

  • Servings: 8
  • Difficulty: easy
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I always stock up on everything and berries are no exception, when I see berries on sale at the store I buy them, fresh or frozen it won’t matter to me… I fill my freezer drawer and forget about them until I envision a recipe to use them!

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Lemon Lime Cupcakes

Lemon Lime Cupcakes

  • Servings: 28
  • Difficulty: easy
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I have these cute cupcakes liners that I have so much of in my pantry that I bought few years ago…

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I used them when I baked so many muffins and cupcakes for the office for St. Patrice’s day and Last Sunday was the perfect day to put them to use… I am not sure why I bought so many of them! Even after using them with this recipe I have a lot leftover, I guess I was feeling lucky with the clover leaf… What can I say I love them! Continue reading

Lemon Bundt Cake

Lemon Bundt Cake

  • Servings: 12
  • Difficulty: easy
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Every time my daughter and I say the word bundt we laugh so hard because we remember the movie “My Big Fat Greek wedding” its a bundt!!! Anyone remember that scene? it was pretty hilarious…We love that movie!!

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Apple Pie

Apple Pie

  • Servings: 8-10
  • Difficulty: easy
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Yesterday was National pie day, according to Google it was the 30th anniversary….So I made two apple pies to take with me to the office today…

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Jasmine Cupcakes

Jasmine Cupcakes

  • Servings: 12
  • Difficulty: easy
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I love the smell and the flavor of jasmine in anything..so few months ago when I was in LA at the Asian market I bought a bottle of Jasmine essence, I did not know how or with what I was going to use it but I had to buy it, I could not help it the fragrance is deliciously intoxicating… Continue reading

Mickey Mouse Birthday Cake

Mickey Mouse Birthday Cake

  • Servings: 10
  • Difficulty: easy
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Today we had a small birthday party for our little guy Isaiah, he is turning one on Monday but since everyone works and have school, well you know about Monday blues…. Continue reading

Rice treats

Rice Treats

  • Servings: 12
  • Difficulty: easy
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My granddaughter texted me few days ago and asked me if I could make her some Rice treats and of course I had to deliver….I am madly in love with her, very smart, intelligent and beautiful inside out…And I do love making treats for my kids and grandkids…

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Banana pound cake muffins

Banana pound cake muffins

  • Servings: 20
  • Difficulty: easy
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Sugar free dessert became the only way for me to bake for my husband, what to do for a man that loves sweet? It was easy for me, I started re-creating all of my baking recipes for him as sugar free dessert since we found out he is diabetic and that was many, many years ago…

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Banana chips cookies

Banana chips cookies

  • Servings: 10
  • Difficulty: easy
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Today I realized that I have saved a lot of banana chips from the so called tropical mix nuts and tropical fruit bags that we buy from the health store, every time I buy a bag I realize more and more that they are just full of banana chips and hardly any mixed nuts or any tropical fruits…

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Birthday and Valentine celebration

Today was a special day for all of us, its my daughter and granddaughter birthday…. it was such a surprise that day for all of us, when our granddaughter decided to be born  few weeks early and on her mother birthday, this kid is always in a hurry……. I just love her…….It is so special to celebrate your birthday with your own kid, at least I think so!

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Chocolate cake

Chocolate Cake

  • Servings: 12
  • Difficulty: easy
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I think Chocolate is one of the most loved sweets on earth, I am not that big of a fan…(I know everyone thinks I am crazy) but let me tell you I surprised myself after I tasted my own creations…this chocolatey cake is one of the best cakes I came up with and everyone agrees with me…

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Cheese cake

Cheese Cake

  • Servings: 8
  • Difficulty: easy
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Tomorrow we are having another birthday celebration at the office so I decided to change the cake for this birthday.

I try to get everyone at the office to tell me what are their favorite cakes and I choose one of them to make as a surprise for their birthdays. Continue reading

Cranberry and Protein powder muffins

I made these babies yesterday, these are made without flour or butter, I used the protein powder shake that is sold at the Health stores….

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Chocolate birthday cake

Tomorrow we have two birthdays at the office, so i am making my delicious chocolate cake…

Everyone loves this cake, it’s so chocolaty and moist.. Continue reading

Mahalabia pudding

The best desert to eat in this cold weather is this delicious, tasty, hot and flavorful pudding!

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Winter is coming

I love everything about winter!

I love the clothes and how crisp and clean the air…. Continue reading

Sweet potatoes pie

My oven was having a pie party tonight, i been baking for a while and i am officially done with the pies for thanksgiving!

The house smells like heaven, I made a delicious homemade sweet potatoes pie, a pumpkin pie and a mix of cherries and blueberries mini pies, they all look and smell delicious!

I made it easy on myself this year and used readymade pie crusts and no shame in that! And did I mention that they all sugar free? Yes they are!

I will be working on my turkey tomorrow to get it ready for the big day!

I love thanksgiving, its my favorite holiday!

Thanksgiving Treats

My oven was having a pie party tonight, i been baking for a while and i am officially done with the pies for thanksgiving!

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