Valentines Edition: Chocolate Peppermint Bars and Streusel Coffee Cake

Homemade York Peppermint Patties, but better! These are very rich and delicious.

Eric and I usually take turns sleeping in on the weekends, and it was his turn to sleep in on Valentine's Day morning, so I asked him if I could make him a special breakfast. He requested coffee cake, so I used one of mom's old recipes. I did a mix 1/4 cup sliced almonds, 1/4 cup salted pepitas. Came out great. I had to cook it an extra 15 minutes because I used an 8 x 8 pan.

Lemon Tart

Found this recipe in Patricia Wells' Bistro Cooking book.

Swedish Visiting Cake

I found this recipe on Dorie Greenspan's site and I am so glad I made it; prep and baking time took all of 30 minutes and like Dorie says, it makes the house smell so good! The amount of butter and sugar in the recipe creates an almost caramelized chewiness that was super yummy. And I loved the lemon flavor.