These gingerbread pancakes were pretty good but I knew I could make them even better. I was looking for a healthier weekend pancake and wanted some soothing flavours at the same time and these pancakes fit the bill on both counts. Now the recipe does not say to sieve the dry ingredients but my powdered ginger was […]
My Favourite Grilled Cheese Sandwich
Maryana Vollstedt’s Bistro Stew
For me, one of the only consolations of winter is cooking a big pot of hearty stew. It is one of my ultimate comfort foods. When I saw that the cookbook The Big Book of Soups & Stews by Maryana Vollstedt published by Chronicle Books was on the list of books for me to choose from after winning Raincoast Books’ Cook […]
French bâtard bread made from scratch
As most of you know, my breadmaker is D-E-A-D. Damn it! Sigh… Anyway… I am transitioning from making dough in the breadmaker to using my KitchenAid Mixer that I have named Rebel. You can of course mix everything together with a spoon and knead with your hands if you like. This recipe originally comes from […]
Michael Smith’s No-Knead Country Bread
Recipe Review: Cooks.com’s Baileys Irish Cream Chocolate Chip Cookies
I love hearing what people are cooking and baking via my Facebook Group and I found out about these Baileys Irish Cream Chocolate Chip Cookies via my dear real-life friends Nigel and Kenora. They made them for the holidays as gifts and said they were a huge hit. Normally, I am very stingy with my Baileys. I am […]
Recipe for Rich White Dinner Rolls with Thyme
My husband’s family were getting together for a holiday dinner and I was asked to bring dinner rolls. I knew immediately I had to make my favourite rolls from the book Canada’s Best Bread Machine Baking Recipes. My personal touch? Adding some chopped fresh thyme. I only used the breadmaker for the dough so you can […]
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 […]
Lemon Sunshine Thumbprint Cookies
It has been dark here. Thankfully, not snowy (which is weird) but man, has it ever been dark! I had all that fabulous leftover lemon curd I made which got me thinking… See, I am not someone who actually celebrates Christmas. But I am someone who celebrates the return of the sun. Next week, our days will […]
