I Don't Think It Gets Any Better

Baking with kids might be the greatest thing ever! Add on top of that -- the chance to make a cake with my adorable nephew, Chef Sam. In fact, Sam graduated from Jr. Chef to Chef this summer when he not only made the cake (maybe he had a little help from Aunt Katie) but he also designed the decoration!

Way to go, Sam! If you have a Little Chef interested in making a cake, cookies, ice cream or other favorite sweet treats, email me at info@sweetpeony.com to register for Sweet Peony Baking Lessons -- Baking classes & parties for toddlers and children in your home.

She Slipped Away to her Garden

Oops! Sorry to disappear like that! I heard my roses and zinnias whispering to me and I had to fly 3,000 miles to heed the call. This happens every year. Though happy and busy cooking the days away in California, when summer comes, I know there is only one place I can be: down a long dirt road - in a barn - next to a garden - overlooking a meadow. So up, up and away, over the country I went to that little Island where my family and my garden live. But Fall is here. And I'm back in the kitchen... That means more desserts are on their way!