Now here is a day I can celebrate! World Nutella Day! As my regular readers know, I am crazy about Nutella. I use is all the time to add flavour to just about anything to take flavours over-the-edge. Today I am going to celebrate by sharing some of my favourite Nutella experiments: Chocolate Strawberry Paninis Nutella-Filled […]
Review of Pinterest Buffalo Chicken Garbage Bread
I discovered the idea for Buffalo Chicken “Garbage” Bread on Pinterest. Why someone would refer to a cool foodie idea as “garbage”? I have no idea. Perhaps they just wanted to be provocative and it worked. A lot of people have mentioned to me they wondered if this recipe is worth making so I put […]
A HAPPY Birthday Post! Look What Came!
Homemade Low-er Fat Chocolate Sauce
Remember how I made that chocolate cake without any chocolate? That cake was still OK but I wanted chocolate, damn it! I found a recipe for chocolate syrup at Glorious Treats and turned it into a sauce. I love it because it has no dairy or fat (although lots of calories). I thought it would be perfect […]
Company Country Grain Bread Flop
Looks like an ordinary (but delicious) whole grain bread with chunky peanut butter right? Well, I found out something fascinating after attempting to make my own version of this bread from an out of print breadmaker book. Thanks to Facebook foodie friend Suzanne, I found out about “crater bread”. Not quite a kitchen disaster but […]
Shannon’s Christmas Clark Bars
Martha Stewart’s Brandy Apple Pie
Before everything went wrong on Christmas Eve, I made Martha’s Brandy Apple Pie from her cookbook Martha Stewart’s New Pies and Tarts. That was the one saving grace for the holidays, a fabulous apple pie. I took some liberties with with recipe (I did not do a shingle-leaf top crust) and it took WAY longer to […]
Some of my favourite treats!
Last Minute Holiday Gift Suggestions
Although I no longer do cookbook reviews, two books have come to my doorstep by the lovely Glo McNeill and the fabulous Mairlyn Smith that I just had to tell you about. Cooking with Glo Cooking with Glo: The Cookbook for People Who Believe Kitchens are for Everybody is written by the first Recipe to Riches winner […]