Skor Bars
With the Christmas season upon us, I have entered into full baking mode. Ever year I produce dozens upon dozens of cookies and bars, only to be left with at least 4 cookie tins left over. Logic would dictate that I make less each year. …
Adventures of a Home Cook
Dessert
Apple Crisp
The first thing I ever baked was an unmitigated disaster. Mind you I was eleven, and of course I blame the entire thing on my mother (as all eleven-year-old girls, perhaps all girls, do). And before you say, ‘oh it couldn’t have been that bad’, …
Confetti Party Cake
This past weekend marked my daughter’s (gasp) 4th birthday. What does every little kid want for their birthday? A cake filled with sprinkles. Dots of funfetti colours throughout the cake, topped with icing and more sprinkles really screams “kid birthday”! And while it is filled …
Zucchini Bread
I came back from a week away to discover that my garden had produced a zucchini the size of a large squash. I had no choice. I had to make zucchini bread. Or so I tell my Keto-dieting husband. Really though- an overly large zucchini will …
Rhubarb Almond Picnic Bars
For some reason I am ingrained with a love of foods that most people find unpleasant or something consumed only by the elderly. Yes, I have old-lady taste. Rhubarb is a very clear example. It is so terribly bitter that it has to be cooked …
Traditional Cheesecake
I adore cheesecake. I find myself often craving a luxurious creamy slice. I prefer a New York style of cheesecake, which has a little more tang (from sour cream). And while chocolate, marbled, Baileys, and the other flavours of the rainbow are delicious, I prefer …
Cream Scones
The British are made famous for many things: Winston Churchill, fish and chips, those funny red telephone booths, the Beatles. Perhaps the most overlooked of British contributions to the world’s culinary repertoire is afternoon tea. Tiny sandwiches that adorably fit on little tea saucers and …
Salted Butter and Chocolate Chunk Shortbread Cookies
People cannot stop talking about Alison Roman’s new cookie. If last year was the year of the World Peace Cookie, this is the year of the Salted Butter and Chocolate Chunk Shortbread Cookies (I think they need a catchier name). Alison Roman had the audacity to …
Hello Dollies
Every year as a child my mother would make a batch of layered bars she dubbed “Hello Dollies” for Christmas. They were ‘rot your teeth out’ sweet and highly addictive. My father would always sneak them out of the cookie tins until there were very …
My Scottish Grandmother’s Shortbread……Shhh- It’s a Secret!
My mother’s family has always had the best shortbread recipe. The shortbread is light and moist with a hint of sweetness. Wanting to share this delicious treat with the world, I of course gave the recipe out to anyone who would ask. It was years …