Desserts & Baking
Strawberry Rhubarb Hand Pies
I finally got my hands on some rhubarb, so I made these sweet, tart, adorable strawberry rhubarb hand pies. There is a whole lot of goodness packed into these little grab and go buttery pie pockets. The chunky strawberry rhubarb filling has a hint of orange and fresh ginger. I hope you give them a try.
Read MoreGiant Chocolate Chip Cookie
I was lucky enough to receive a review copy of Ricardo’s new cookbook Sheet Pan Everything, published by Appetite by Random House. I’ve made a variety of sheet pan meals and dishes from gnocchi and veggies to salmon and potatoes. This cookbook offers so many amazing recipes. I discovered the recipe for shawarma tofu and it…
Read MoreOnion-Poppy Seed Bialys
This is not a bagel, it’s a bialy. It’s like a distant cousin of the bagel. Unlike a bagel that’s boiled then baked, a bialy is just baked. It is similar in size and shape to a bagel, it has a depression in the middle instead of a hole. Also bialys are not as chewy…
Read MoreStrawberry Shortcake Buttermilk Biscuits
Warm buttermilk biscuits filled with juicy, sweet strawberries and vanilla yogurt make the best strawberry shortcake that would be a lovely addition to your Mother’s Day menu. Homemade biscuits are really easy to prepare. I like to mix the dough by hand, instead of rolling out the dough and cutting with a biscuit cutter. I shape…
Read MoreRaspberry White Chocolate Blondies
Sometimes I need to bake a treat with rich buttery vanilla flavours. These chewy buttery White Chocolate and Raspberry Blondies with tart bursts of raspberries offer exactly that. The raspberries balance out the sweetness of the white chocolate.
Read MoreFarfel Tart
This Farfel Tart is an old handed-down recipe from my grandmother. Simply described as a buttery vanilla cookie base with a sweet surprise layer of jam, topped with a crunchy shortbread like topping. One piece is never enough. This unfussy sweet treat brings back so many delicious memories. It made me think back to when…
Read MoreOatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
Everybody loves a good soft and chewy Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie. These delicious cookies have just the right combination of crisp on the outside and chewy on the inside, with chocolate and butter as the stars of the show. In my opinion they are the best cookies.
Read MoreOutrageous 3-Ingredient Brownies
It’s day 6 of Passover and the need for something other than leftovers is real! Yes there were many leftovers from the Seder dinner and they have all been consumed (thank goodness!). I’ve eaten too many sheets of matzo topped with something sweet and something savoury. At this stage of the game (2 more days…
Read MoreBanana Pumpkin Loaf
Breaking up the matzo consumption with a banana pumpkin breakfast loaf that’s Passover friendly. After one slice of this super moist and very flavourful cake, you might even forget it’s Passover. The recipe calls for a combination of almond and coconut flour. Also there was baking powder in the ingredient list, which I omitted as…
Read MoreChocolate Covered Caramel Matzo Crunch
All the Passover dishes are prepared, but the meal isn’t complete until the Chocolate Covered Caramel Matzo Crunch is made. These sweet treats are made with dark or semi-sweet chocolate and caramel and can be topped with a variety of toppings – toasted slivered almonds, chopped pistachios, butterscotch chips, white chocolate chips, toasted coconut, maldon…
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