Herb Cheese Crisps are a super simple appetizer made with only 3 ingredients - Parmesan cheese, cheddar cheese and fresh from the garden herbs. You can throw in a hot pepper slice for fun too. The crisps come together in about 30 minutes. Serve them hot or at room temperature. We love Herb Cheese Crisps right out of the oven with a glass of wine after a sweet long day in the garden.

Cranberry Orange Olive Oil Cake. What’s better than combining the in season flavors of fresh cranberries and mandarin orange in moist spice cake? Not much, especially if it comes together easily. I can’t get enough of cinnamon, clove, ginger and nutmeg during the holidays, especially in a cake.

No Crust Cranberry Pie is a simple recipe using fresh cranberries and orange zest for an easy last minute dessert. I promise it doesn’t taste last minute. It is a pie made without the fuss of dealing with a crust. Close your eyes on the first bite and you will think you spent the time making crust and filling. Another bonus, no soggy crust woes here!

Yes, you can buy Pumpkin Pie Spice but you can also make it in about 5 minutes. This recipe is more like a PSA. You know the situation. You start cooking your holiday meal and the recipe calls for Pumpkin Pie Spice. Maybe you didn’t pick it up at your one hundredth trip to the store or maybe you just want to save yourself some dollars and use the spices you already have on hand.

A moist banana bread loaded with yummy extras. Coconut, chocolate chunks in the loaf and topped with pecans and a bourbon glaze. Sounds like a lot of effort but not. It comes together super fast. This is a perfect option for a brunch or served with ice cream for dessert.

Simple, fast and delicious way to use fresh blueberries. Tastes just like pie without having to fuss with a crust.

Here is a savory and lightly sweet bread made with fresh summer squash, cheese and chives. I am a fan of the sweet dessert zucchini bread recipes but this is a different animal. It works great with a soup or as a cornbread alternative for barbecue meals.

When strawberry season arrives, it is time for shortcake. Shortcake is just a sweet biscuit, layered with fresh berries in syrup and topped with cold whipped cream. Yep, that is the stuff dreams are made of.

Orange Blackberry Olive Oil Cake is the place where citrus season and berry season come together to make a beautiful garden to table one layer cake. Orange cake is speckled with fresh blackberries and topped with an orange liqueur glaze while still warm. A yummy lightly sweet dessert that can be eaten warm or cool.

Fresh pizza topped with snow peas and herbed ricotta. An easy garden fresh bake for dinner or a warm appetizer.

Carrot Cake Muffins are made with fresh grated carrot, aromatic spices and a streusel topping. The muffins are finished with a sweet lemon glaze. Perfect for brunch or a special breakfast.

A bright citrus loaf cake made with fresh lemons and strawberries. Lemon cake topped with even more lemon in the glaze and little bites of garden fresh strawberries in every slice.

Homemade granola with lemon, pecan, coconut and maple flavors. Perfect for a healthy morning breakfast or by the handful for a snack.

Lemon Cream Cheese Pie! Fresh lemons and cream cheese are combined in a pie that is a little bit cheesecake and a lot a bit lemon pie.

Pear, chocolate and macadamia nut drizzle cake. Yum! A simple loaf cake, using in season pears, perfect for dessert or breakfast.

A savory and sweet quick bread made with roasted cherry tomatoes, basil and course salt. A perfect accompaniment for a summer meal!

There is that point where berry season arrives and you still have some of last year's jam on the shelves. This spring berry jam cake is the perfect way to combine the new and the old. For me, it also brings together my two worlds, my California garden and my Rhode Island garden.

Banana bread inspired by the southern classic hummingbird cake. A simpler version for a morning ramble about the garden.

Need a dessert that is gluten free and vegan without giving up flavor? This adult strawberry crumble is your answer.

Chocolate orange brownies made from a simple recipe and adding chopped candied orange peel and chopped dark chocolate.

An old fashioned upside down cake made using fresh persimmons and brown sugar. A yummy garden inspired dessert, best served warm with whipped cream or ice cream.