During the last six weeks stuck in bed resting, I yearned for homemade bread! Even with my KitchenAid mixer and Folding Proofer, I did not have the energy to make anything because I was so sick. I mourned my old breadmaker’s demise. A Holiday Treasure We bought Reg’s parents this breadmaker during our first Christmas here. That was […]
My Breadmaker Version of My Mom’s Pīrāgi (Latvian Bacon Buns)
Absolutely nothing in our family home was coveted more than piragi, Latvian bacon buns. My mom rarely baked yet every now and then, especially near the holidays, something magical would happen. Mom would bake these sweet fabulous bacon buns that would remind her of home in Latvia. They now remind me of home in Toronto […]
Double Cheese “Fan Tan” Rolls with Dijon Glaze
Halloween Treat: Attack of Vampiric Pumpernickel Bats!
This weekend we had the crappiest weather! Dark and stormy, right out of a scary movie. As a result, I got into a comfort food-making mood. Here you have my roasted butternut squash soup topped with croutons I made out of this bread machine pumpernickel bread. Yes, I was going stir crazy and a tad bored so […]
Recipe: Breadmaker Yummy Yogurt Dill Loaf
Crappy Crumpets
Damn! Well as if these crappy crumpets were not bad enough… The original recipe has disappeared! Sorry about that foodies. Before I sign off for a while I wanted to share my homemade crumpet story. This probably looks like a success story, this cute heart-heart crumpet with homemade peach jam, I assure you, it is […]
Strawberry Rhubarb Breadmaker Jam
Recipe: Breadmaker Cinnamon Buns
The dark and drearies have returned to Nova Scotia so baking was no longer out of the question. Even though the humidity is still high, I braved to bake my favourite treat in the whole world for two different birthday celebrations. I altered the original recipe which you can find here to turn it into […]
