I wanted to make gingerbread which made me think of two things. First, that I learned from my visit to Peggy’s Cove last year that if I wanted gingerbread I had better make a lemon sauce for it! Second, to get the real east coast experience I was going to refer to the cookbook Out of Old Nova […]
Carrot Bread from “Out of Old Nova Scotia Kitchens”
Love the stained-glass effect of the raisins, cranberries and carrots With Thanksgiving behind all of us now and the holidays getting closer, the baking season has officially begun! Nova Scotians are well known to be generous and creative bakers so I was so excited with the opportunity to review the 40th Anniversary Edition of Out of Old […]
Recipe Review: Sunny Anderson’s Ginger Pear Tea
The Geometry of Pasta’s Farfalle Con Broccoli E Alici
I have been doing a lot of recipe testing for The Geometry Of Pasta: The Perfect Shape + The Perfect Sauce published by Quirk Books (review to follow) and wanted to share their recipe for Farfalle Con Broccoli E Alici with you. A wonderful pasta dish using bowtie pasta, broccoli, anchovies and cream. In a large pot bring a generous […]
My Version of Anna Olson’s Double Coriander Flatbread
Halloween Treats: Syrian Hummus and Homemade Crunchers
I tested a couple of recipes from Gibbs Smith‘s book Little Monsters Cookbook and here you see my rendition of their Coffin Crunchers! I did not have pitas so I used tortillas instead. I cut out Halloween shapes, put them on a parchment-lined baking sheet: I brushed on some olive oil, Italian seasoning and some Parmesan. I had […]
Halloween Treats: Vampire Cookies
Ever since I came across these cookies last year at Baking Bites, I have been wanting to make them! I am just a little crazy about all things vampire. So much so that my sister Shannon and I do a podcast called Hexed where we talk about supernatural television and I always look forward to Vampire […]
Recipe Review: Chocolatier’s Mocha Dreams
Recipe Review: Ina Garten the Barefoot Contessa’s Old-Fashioned Apple Crisp
Thanks so much for the Thanksgiving wishes yesterday! Warmed my heart. 🙂 Last year I made Ina Garten AKA the Barefoot Contessa‘s mammoth Old-Fashioned Apple Crisp recipe for New Year’s Eve. It was a huge hit! It was seriously the best apple crisp I had ever tasted and have been wanting to share it with you ever since. […]
Halloween Treats: Taste of Home’s Witches’ Broomsticks
I am all about the witches so when I had the opportunity to make Taste of Home’s Witches’ Broomsticks I just had to try it. I had the perfect cinnamon stick and some black shoestring licorice I got at the Bulk Barn but picking up “orange candy slices” proved a little more challenging. I mean, what […]