Spice is the life: Chai spice cake with cream cheese frosting

My sister’s birthday was September 4th, and because of the job I’m working at the moment, I don’t have days during the week off.  So the trick was getting her to come down to my place over the weekend, which she did, so that I could give presents and make her a cake.  Now Kathy…

Have another cherry: Cherry-cream cheese turnovers

My roommate has spent the years that I’ve known her vehemently protesting eating cherries because they “tasted like medicine.”  I had to constantly tell her that only cherry medicine tasted like medicine, but she would not be swayed.  About a year ago, I had her try a real cherry, and she was very surprised to find out…