Italian bread torpedo rolls from The Bread Baker’s Apprentice

Tahitian vanilla bean star cookies–butter cookies with a hit of pure vanilla.

Chocolate macarons with peanut buttercream filling

Sugar-topped spice cookies with cinnamon ice cream

Deep chocolate sour cream pound cake to celebrate National Bundt Day

Mini pear cranberry muffin with spice cookie crumble

Mini devil’s food cupcake with peanut butter frosting

Mini pumpkin-gingerbread cupcakes with maple cream cheese frosting

Vegan pumpkin-cranberry scones

Dorie Greenspan’s sweet potato biscuits

Pumpkin chocolate chip cookies with nuts

A pumpkin whoopie pie from Sweet Melissa, spiced with nutmeg and cinnamon

Stout, oat & honey knots, for World Bread Day 2009

A spicy delicious breakfast treat–Dorie Greenspan’s Allspice Crumb Muffins

Sweet Melissa’s sticky buns with toasted almonds, a wonderful breakfast treat.

Pure chocolate heaven: cacao nib gelato

A two-bite treat: mini-apple orchard pecan crumbles

Scones made with toasted whole oatmeal and sweetened with maple syrup.

Fudge brownies from the back of the 5# bag of all-purpose King Arthur Flour.

Dorie Greenspan’s flaky turnovers made with mixed berries, ginger, & Chinese 5-spice.

Sweet Melissa’s Perfect Pound Cake

Whole wheat-fresh peach muffin made with three types of ginger: fresh, ground, and candied.