Treat a Week Recipes

Growing up I only ate white chocolate when it was brought as a gift by relatives visiting from London.  I remember with special fondn...

This dessert is the marriage of two of my favorite Thanksgiving treats – pumpkin pie and cheesecake. It combines evocative pumpkin pie fil...

Peaches are one of my favorite summer fruits. Although they originated in China, Europeans originally thought the peach tree was from Persia...

I went to a farmer’s market earlier this summer and bought four pints of locally grown blueberries. I no longer have the time to wax lyric...

As avid readers of Treat a Week have noted, coconut is one of my favorite ingredients. It has made appearances in curries , cakes and bar...

In the United States, Memorial Day weekend marks the social beginning of summer (as opposed to the calendar start on June 21 ). One of the ...

Thanksgiving, like many holidays around the world, involves celebration through feasting. For me, these occasions (and many others) center a...

I was in Maine in July, which is officially National Blueberry Month in both the United States and Canada. On the culinary front, Maine is...

On my last blog post before Aly’s return, I have selected a classic summer treat: strawberry rhubarb pie. Yes, I know I promised authentic T...

On a recent trip to London I met my friends Nadia, Kristina and Catherine for a bottle of wine in the Members Room of the Tate Modern , fol...

I am back from holiday and thrilled to share this delicious cheesecake that I created for Christmas dinner. Less heavy than Christmas puddin...

The person who coined the term “ easy as pie ” must have had a difficult life. Pie is not hard, per se, but it is not easy either. Pie crust...

I am somewhat embarrassed to say that I had pumpkin pie for two of my meals on Monday. Breakfast was leftover sweet pumpkin pie that I had m...

I’m actually surprised that this is the first cheesecake recipe I've posted. I was introduced to this dessert as a child. My mom made a...

I am back from a glorious trip to Tuscany and the Italian Riviera (will post photos soon for those that are interested). I am confident th...

Although it was only four days long in the U.S., this work week has been exhausting. Many friends are in school or have children in school. ...

This is the first pie recipe I have made that is actually “easy as pie” – cleaning up takes more time than making the dessert - and it rec...