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 So-Called “Instant” Mini Mincemeat Pies
When you read this post, it will become quite clear that I have never made mincemeat pies before. In fact there were a lot of “firsts” when it came to my experience of making these over the weekend. Although they might be called “instant” there was nothing easy or fast about them. Mincemeat pies are […]
Tyler’s Better Buttermilk Biscuits with Thyme & Cheddar
In Canada, Thanksgiving is literally around the corner. It sneaks up on me every year! As usual, I do not feel ready to celebrate next weekend. What would Thanksgiving be without delicious homemade biscuits? Actually, it would have been our house a few years ago before I learned how to bake. I used to get […]
Mocha Chip Cookies… My Favourite!
Mini English Muffins Made From Scratch
Making Strawberry Lemon Marmalade put me in the mood to make some English muffins. Now I have made scorched whole wheat English muffins, as well as a humungous version. This time? A mini version. All of which have been absolutely accidental. I began with 1 cup of warm (not hot water) which I added around 2 tsp of […]
Fast Breads’ Buttermilk Sandwich Loaf
Homemade Flour Tortillas & Chorizo Sausage Meat
It is just natural that in the summer time to want tacos, fajitas, enchiladas… The last time I made my own tortillas they had shortening in them. I found a tortilla recipe here that used vegetable oil which I was thrilled about. I was also a little naughty and made my very own chorizo sausage meat […]
Fast Breads Lots of Cheese Bread
This month at Food Network Canada’s Cooking Club Challenge the theme is inspired by the show Top Chef Canada and its President’s Choice episode. I loved this episode and seeing what products the judges liked and those that failed to impress. One that stood out was the PC Smokin’ Stampede Beer & Chipotle Barbecue Sauce which the […]
Spice Goddess Bal Arneson’s Spinach and Basil Roti
I have been doing a lot of recipe testing from the cookbook Bal’s Quick and Healthy Indian written by Bal Arneson, published by Whitecap Books with mixed results. I was looking forward to trying her spinach and basil roti for two reasons: I had never had roti before and my friend Fran surprised me with presents from Epicure Selections […]
Boring food gone wild. My salmon cake/burger.
I adore Bal Arneson the Spice Goddess but had a real miss with one of her recipes from Bal’s Quick and Healthy Indian cookbook published by Whitecap Books. As much as I love recipe testing, sometimes it gets frustrating so instead of getting upset. I went off the foodie map! Here is what happened… I was […]