Desserts Food Tarte Tatin – Recipe! Great for the Holidays! November 6, 2015 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment Tarte Tatin is an inverted pastry engulfed with caramelized apples and often served with a dollop of creme fraiche. This pastry was created back in the 1880’s at the Hotel Tatin, just 100 miles south of Paris, France. Tarte Tatin has similar ingredients to the American Apple Pie, but it is much easier to prepare […] Read more » Apple Desserts Apple Pie Desserts Baking with Gena Bell French Desserts Great Apple Recipes How to Make Tarte Tatin Tarte Tatin - Recipe! Thanksgiving Desserts
Breakfast Cake Food Laugh Apple Spelt Cake – Recipe! Great for Dessert or Brunch! October 23, 2015 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment Spelt flour comes from Dinkel Wheat or Hulled Wheat and has been cultivated since 5000 BC. Today, you can find it at most specialty grocery stores or online. Spelt flour does contain gluten, but many people claim, because it is from an ancient wheat grain, that it is easier to digest than regular wheat flour. […] Read more » Apple Spelt Cake - Recipe! Great for Brunch or Dessert! Apple Spelt Cake Recipe Baking with Gena Bell Best Apple Cake Recipe How to Bake an Apple Cake Spelt Flour Recipes
Cookies Holiday Food Laugh Love Milk Chocolate Gobs – Recipe! Boo! Perfect for a Happy Halloween! October 21, 2015 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | 1 Comment on Milk Chocolate Gobs – Recipe! Boo! Perfect for a Happy Halloween! Gobs are basically a cookie that contains candy or chocolate pieces. However, some Gob recipes are more like Whoopie Pies, where the cookie portion tastes like cake and less like a chewy cookie. I prefer chewy chocolaty cookies over cake cookies because if I wanted cake, I’d make cake. This recipe is easy to make […] Read more » Baking with Gena Bell Halloween Cookies Recipes Halloween Treats Milk Chocolate Candy Cookies Milk Chocolate Cookies Recipe Milk Chocolate Gobs - Recipe! Boo! Perfect for a Happy Halloween! Milk Chocolate Gobs Recipe
Cake Laugh Classic Birthday Cake Recipe! Yellow Cake & Chocolate Frosting! October 14, 2015 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment Birthdays are inevitable and with most celebrations, there’s cake. Birthday cakes are sometimes challenging to make with three separate recipes for the cake, filling and frosting. This is why most people resort to purchasing a cake from their local bakery?! Homemade cakes, however are something very different – fresh, light and not sickening sweet like […] Read more » Baking with Gena Bell Best Cake Recipes Birthday Cake Recipe Chocolate Frosting Recipe Classic Birthday Cake Recipe! Yellow Cake with Chocolate Frosting! How to Bake a Birthday Cake Pastry Cream Cake Filling Recipe Yellow Cake Recipe
Breakfast Food Live Whole Grains Date Nut Bread with Orange Maple Butter – Recipe! August 31, 2015 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment Dates are a naturally sweet fruit coming from the Date Palm Tree which were introduced into California and Mexico by the Spaniards in 1765. Dates are prevalent in Southern California due to our gorgeous desert climate where they are grown. We eat dates in many recipes, especially chopped and baked into breads, cookies and cakes. […] Read more » Baking with Gena Bell Best Date Nut Bread Date Nut Bread Recipe Date Nut Bread with Orange Maple Butter - Recipe! How to Make Date Nut Bread Orange Maple Butter Recipe Quick Bread Recipes
Appetizers Food Caramelized Onion & Fresh Fig Tart – Recipe! August 20, 2015 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment There is nothing like a fresh sweet Summertime fig. Figs come in several varieties; Black Mission, Calimyrna, Brown Turkey, Kadota and several others, but no matter which one you choose, they all are super juicy and full of flavor. I have a fig tree in my backyard that produces figs a couple times a year, […] Read more » Baking with Gena Bell Caramelized Onion & Fresh Fig Tart - Recipe! Easy Caramelized Onion & Fig Tart - Recipe! Easy Fig Tart Recipe Fig Recipes Great Tart Recipes How to Caramelize Onions How to Make a Tart Onion Tart Recipes
Desserts Food Fresh Peach Crisp – Recipe! July 27, 2015 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | 1 Comment on Fresh Peach Crisp – Recipe! The smell of peaches are in the air when I walk through our local farmers market. I just love good stone fruit and summer is the only time of year it tastes best. I remember when I was a child in Anaheim, we had a small peach tree and during the summer, we would make […] Read more » Baking with Gena Bell Fresh Peach Crisp - Recipe! Fresh Peach Recipes How to Make a Crisp Peach Recipes Summer Crisp Recipes Summer Fruit Recipes
Desserts Food Rustic Raspberry Tart – Recipe! July 18, 2015 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment Rustic tarts are one of the simplest fruit desserts to make because there is no pan involved or par-baking. Most of us have a standard crust recipe that we use to make pies or you can use mine which is pretty easy to put together in a stand mixer or by hand with a pastry […] Read more » Baking with Gena Bell Fruit Tart Recipe How to Make a Fruit Tart Raspberry Desserts Rustic Raspberry Tart - Recipe! Rustic Tart Recipes Summer Fruit Desserts
Desserts Food Holiday Food Laugh Red Velvet Brownies – Recipe! July 6, 2015 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment Red velvet cake and cupcakes are so popular, that you can find them at most grocery stores, but why not try a twist on tradition and make red velvet brownies? Red Velvet Brownies make a fun dessert for 4th of July, or at any barbecue or party this summer. The rich chocolaty cake with burgundy […] Read more » Baking with Gena Bell Brownies Recipe Holiday Brownie Recipes How to Make Red Velvet Brownies Red Velvet Brownies Red Velvet Brownies - Recipe!
Cake Laugh Brown Sugar Blueberry Bundt Cake – Recipe! June 25, 2015 / November 23, 2025 by Gena Bell | Leave a Comment Bundt cakes have been around since I was a kid and they are still quite popular. I love the simplicity of making a bundt cake because you virtually mix everything together and dump it in a bundt pan and like magic – Bundt Cake. There is no need for frosting, although sometimes a nice glaze […] Read more » Baking with Gena Bell Blueberry Cake Recipes Brown Sugar Blueberry Bundt Cake - Recipe! Bundt Cake Recipes cake recipes How to Bake a Bundt Cake Summer Blueberry Recipes
