One of the things I love most about my backyard is the overgrown patch of raspberry canes that just gets bigger and bigger each year. This summer, it's gotten so big that it's completely taken over the space beside the back gate, leaving me literally knee-deep in juicy red berries once raspberry ... Read More about Shmecks Appeal: Fresh Raspberry Custard Tarts
Easy Being Green: Garlic Scape and Pistachio Pesto
When it comes to garlic, I'm firmly of the opinion that more is better. Where a recipe tells me to add one clove, I add three. If it says three cloves, I throw caution to the wind and add a whole head. The only recipe where I've actually followed the recommended amount of garlic is the ... Read More about Easy Being Green: Garlic Scape and Pistachio Pesto
Frozen Strawberry Shortcake Squares
When I was growing up, summer in the city meant an ice cream truck parked right beside the house most evenings and weekends, playing its merry tune all day long. That's the price you pay for living across the street from one of the biggest parks in the neighbourhood. It was both a blessing ... Read More about Frozen Strawberry Shortcake Squares
Ain’t Seen Muffin Yet: Sour Cream Muffins with Haskap Berries
One of my favourite ways to spend a Saturday morning in the summertime is a trip to the farmer's market. I like to pop down as soon as the market opens to pick up a few ingredients for the weekend, and maybe a few fresh-baked treats to take home for breakfast. My local market at Withrow Park ... Read More about Ain’t Seen Muffin Yet: Sour Cream Muffins with Haskap Berries
For Dad – Classic Scalloped Potatoes
This is the post I was afraid to write. The post I spent more than a year preparing in my head, over and over again, but never actually wrote down until now. Because part of me believed that I could hold off the inevitable by choosing not to put the words out there into the world, even in draft ... Read More about For Dad – Classic Scalloped Potatoes
One a Penny: Blueberry, Almond and Lemon Hot Cross Buns
It's hard to believe it, but Easter is just around the corner. For most people, that usually means eating stupendous quantities of chocolate, but I get waaaay more excited for all of the festive breads, and most especially the hot cross buns. Most bakeries carry traditional hot cross buns ... Read More about One a Penny: Blueberry, Almond and Lemon Hot Cross Buns
New Beginnings: Coffee-Toffee Banana Bread
Hi friends! It's been a while, hasn't it? I promise that I'm going to make it worth the wait, though. For one, because there's a pretty amazing banana bread recipe coming your way today. And two, as you've probably noticed, the site got a little makeover earlier this week with a sleek new ... Read More about New Beginnings: Coffee-Toffee Banana Bread
Baby, It’s Cold Outside: Turkey Stuffed Pepper Soup
There are few things in life that are quite as satisfying as sitting down to a steaming hot bowl of soup on a cold, snowy day. I'm not particularly picky about what kind of soup, either. Chicken noodle, cream of mushroom, ramen, pho, bouillabaise.... as long as it's some kind of piping hot ... Read More about Baby, It’s Cold Outside: Turkey Stuffed Pepper Soup
