Although I made these with butter for this post, I recommend making them with shortening. They are much better that way! These are the first cookies I made after I left home and was on my own. I had moved from Toronto to Ottawa and really wanted to learn how to bake. Who did I […]
Cookie Recipe Rescue… help!
Last year I attempted writing a book about my food heritage. My mom is Latvian and my dad’s family came from England. For the English portion of my culinary journey I bought England’s Heritage Cookbook. I had great success with the cooking portion of the book but the only dessert recipe I tried ended up […]
No Fail Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies
When good cookies go bad!
Back to Basics: Homemade Bread by Hand!
Candied Cherry Slices Christmas Cookies
Coffee Shortbread Cookies
The Trouble with Truffles, Baileys Chocolate Truffles….
Breadmaker Cinnamon Buns
The Ridler Family Traditional Christmas Sugar Cookies
Photo taken with the last of the winter daylight sneaking in through our living room window My family has been making these Christmas sugar cookies since I was old enough to say, I want Christmas cookies so let’s bake some darn it! Store-bought cookies never taste truly Christmasy to me and I wanted Christmas cookies […]