Strawberry Pecan Bread

Well tonight on this very cold winter night I decided to make some Strawberry Pecan Bread. I have made this prior but last time I used walnuts, but I thought I would change it up this time. The bread looks and smells amazing. I can't wait to cut into it and see how it tastes. Lat time I made this bread tow loaves were gone in a matter of half an hour. I take that as a good sign.

In addition to the bread, I wanted to try something else this weekend. I ended up making a batch of almond biscotti. The last time I tried biscotti I didn't cook them enough. Unfortunately this time I think I over cooked them. They are very difficult to master, but I am not giving up yet though. I tried one and they tasted really good. They remind me of these Greek cookies my Mom used to make, Koulourakia, which are a dry, butter shortbread type cookie. Well now to cleanup and decide what new sweet I will try this week.

Family Pizza Night

Well it seems that the family tradition of learning and loving to cook at an early age is continuing in my family. Tonight was my husband's Birthday and for weeks now my almost five year old has wanted to make smiley face pizzas for his Birthday dinner. So we planned that once I got home from work my husband would be banned and we would start our surprise. It was so much fun seeing my son so excited and helping with ever aspect of making the pizzas. The pizzas we made were super easy and delicious. You can buy your own dough or make your own. I used the pillsbury dough in the can tonight because we were short on time. Use a glass to cut the dough into medium size circles and then just sauce and cheese them. I used the ragu pizza sauce and it was pretty good.My son told me we had to use peppers for the mouth, broccoli for the nose and olives for the eyes. the end result was adorable. You can let the kids decide what toppings they want to use and let their imagination go crazy. 

I encourage families to let their kids help out in the kitchen as often as you can. My fondest memories are helping my Mom  in the kitchen standing on a chair because I was too little to reach the counter. Wether it be helping mix batter, or pouring in the flour they, feel so special when they help out.  It is also great to let your kids decide what to make or have for dinner. They are eating too so they should have a say. Little things like that make the kids feel involved and want to help out more.

Half Moons

Tonight, on this cold rainy, dreary night, I finally tried to make homemade half moon cookies. These are always a treat when you go into an Italian Bakery, and most of the time I can't resist them. Well I found a recipe that seemed fairly easy, and after playing around with it and making some changes I was ready to go. Of course my kids see me baking and decide they want to join in on the fun and keep asking to help ( they are 4 and 2 so I say no, not this time). Anyway I make the batter and it seems to runny so I add more flour and the batter resembles Anise cookie batter. Not sure if this is good or not since I have never made these before. I make my test cookie and it looks perfect. I continue on and end up making a little over two dozen cookies. While they cool I start making the frostings. This is always the tricky part, you usually end up putting in too much powdered suger or too much milk so it takes a bit to end up with the right consistence. Well I think the end result is wonderful. Take a look at the pictures and let me know what you think. Well I'm off to decide what I will try next. If you have any suggestions please leave me a comment.

Thank you

Triple Chocolate Treasures

Tonight I tried a new recipe for a triple chocolate cookie with a hidden treasure. If you are a chocolate lover these are for you. Double chocolate cookie with marshmallow and then covered in a chocolate fudge ganache.

Fall Creations

This past Fall I tried a bunch of new recipes and some were amazing. I tried making whoopie pies for the first time and if that wasn't stressful enough I decided to try pumpkin whoopie pies because I knew that a few of my friends LOVE pumkpin everything. I have never worked with pumkpin before this. So I played around with a recipe I found and ended up with pumkpin whoopie pies with cream cheese filling. Turns out that they were a HUGE hit. I ended up making them for 2 seperate bake sales, a birthday party, Thanksgiving day, and for co-workers. I couldn't believe that people kept telling me how amazing they were and are still asking me to make them. Yay!!!!

In addition to the whoopie pies I tried making a recipe I found for sugar cookies that look like candy corn. Seemed easy enough, not so much. The cookies were alot smaller than I thought they would be, and out of a few dozen I ended up with only half looking decent. However I am not a quiter so I will try again.

Checkerboard cake

I attempted my first checkerboard cake, and for the most part it came out ok, but I think the cake was too moist and wasn't as solid looking as I wanted. It sure did taste good though. I guess I have to try it again.

Pam's Sweet Delights

Hi my name is Pam Wallace and I  began baking at an early age with my Mom. I remember loving to help her make brownies and every holiday I would help make Kourambiedes (Traditional Greek butter cookies). I always loved being in the kitchen covered in flour and having the house smell heavenly with all the wonderful confections that we would make.
While attending Culinary school I loved all the classes, but was more drawn to the baking classes.
After years of baking for my family and friends with a push from my supportive husband I decided to start my own business. In 2006 Pam's Sweet Delights was born. I am just starting this blog to pass the word along and share photos and stories of my journey on this new road. I am new to blogging but I am hoping to learn and expand my knowledge.