Homemade baked goods, preserves, applesauce, and toffee
Hi, I’m Diane. My husband (Kevin Roddy) and I have lived in Village Homes since 2004. I have been baking since I was 10 years old; I am grateful that I had a mom who let me experiment with new recipes every weekend! I have sold my homemade baked goods, preserves, applesauce, and candy at the Village Homes Arts & Crafts Fair for 8 years.
My offerings in 2026 include:
Preserves and applesauce (Shelf-stable)
- Premium Fig Preserves (8 oz. jars) – $8.00. These delectable preserves, made with Mission figs picked in my own yard, include something special: a little brandy! People have said they love these preserves with cheese, or on their favorite toasted bread. And they make good stocking stuffers!
- Extra Thick Pluot Jam (8 oz. jars) – $8.00. This jam is wonderfully sweet and tangy, capturing the unique and amazing flavor of pluots. Try it on my Swedish Limpa, or maybe just as the “j” in a PB&J sandwich! If you’re in the mood for an ice cream sundae or banana split, use this jam as one of your toppings and enjoy!
- Chunky Applesauce (16 oz. jars) – $9.00. This recipe has plenty of satisfying apple chunks and is delicious in a bowl of oatmeal, mixed with yogurt and granola, or paired as a relish with pork chops. Made with Pink Lady apples, it has a yummy blend of spices and includes a dash of cognac.
Baked Goods
- Swedish Limpa (1.5-pound loaf) – $11.00. This is a rich rye bread, redolent of molasses, raisins, and orange zest. “Limpa” means “bread” in Swedish, and this recipe has been a favorite of mine for many years, even before I lived in Stockholm in the early 1990s! While in Sweden, it was fun to make this bread using their “Mörk Sirap” (“dark syrup”) in place of the usual molasses.
- Apple Coffee Cake (8×8″ pans) – $9.00. This fragrant treat has been popular as a take-home item for use at Thanksgiving gatherings. It can also be frozen for later use at Christmas celebrations. I top this classic buttery coffee cake with Pink Lady apples and a spicy mixture of cinnamon and sugar.
- Blueberry Coffee Cake (8×8″ pans) – $9.00. This item will have the familiarity of a classic coffee cake, but with the addition of a luscious blueberry topping mixture that melts down through the cake during baking. Wonderful at breakfast, or warmed and topped with vanilla ice cream for a special dessert.
- Fig Coffee Cake (8×8″ pans) – $9.00.This coffee cake is made with my very own Premium Fig Preserves! As with my blueberry coffee cake (above), the figgy topping mixture melts down through the cake during baking. A coffee cake with figs from my own yard – yum!
- Bread Pudding (8×8″ pans – $11.00) & (single-serve – $5.00) People comment on the complex richness of my bread-and-egg-based New Orleans Bread Pudding with Southern Whiskey Sauce, a dessert/breakfast indulgence. Its buttery sauce is infused with whiskey and has a hint of nutmeg. It can be eaten at room temperature or slightly warmed.
- Chocolate Brioche Pudding (single-serve) – $5.00. What is it? It’s not a brownie, it’s not fudge, it’s not chocolate custard or mousse. It’s an amazing flavor and texture combination that captures some of each of these delectable chocolate indulgences. Topped with a buttery brandy sauce, it’s “the bomb”! Try a free sample at the Fair and then enjoy a single-serving while you shop, or take it home to savor later.
CANDY
- Nutty Chocolate Toffee. This crunchy, salty-sweet toffee is made by heating sugar and butter to the “hard crack” stage of 300°F. and quickly pouring it out on a cookie sheet to cool. After it’s topped with delicious bittersweet chocolate, chopped mixed nuts, sesame seeds, and a sprinkling of flaky sea salt, it’s broken into pieces by hand. This delightful treat is available in beautiful packages that are great for stocking stuffers or hostess gifts!
2-oz. bag $3.00 4-oz. bag $6.00 8-oz. bag $12.00 1-lb. box $20.00
You can contact me at dmclarke@omsoft.com.