Chocolate Zucchini Bundt Cake
We all have certain foods that are reminiscent of our childhood and this Chocolate Zucchini Bundt Cake tops the list for me. Out of all the baked goods my mom made, this was my favourite. Even...
View ArticleBlueberry Coconut Milk Rice Pudding
This easy rice pudding recipe only takes a few minutes to put together and is so simple – especially if you have a rice cooker! Childhood desserts… what’s your favourite? I don’t know if I can pick one...
View ArticleBlueberry Cardamom Pie
In my backyard, I have four blueberry bushes. Three of them produce a small handful of berries every year. Just enough to toss in some yogurt or on my morning granola. Or just eat while I’m picking....
View ArticleChocolate Chip Coconut Cookies
Look to the cookie! That’s what Seinfeld said. If people would only look to the cookie all our problems would be solved I couldn’t agree more. Of course, Jerry’s black and white cookie episode didn’t...
View ArticleRhubarb Citrus Hemp Seed Muffins
Rhubarb has arrived. For a short time only! It’s been ridiculously early this year, as has everything else. But I don’t mind because I’m tired of eating mealy apples and bananas. I am ready for...
View ArticleApple Raisin Custard Tarts
It’s February already. Not even February 1st. But February 7th. We are already a quarter of the way through February. This freaks me out a little because it feels like, once again, the year is in...
View ArticleFriday Tea & Chocolate: PB&J Cookies With Reese Spread
This week’s Friday Tea and Chocolate is all about the chocolate with PB&J Cookies made with Reese Chocolate Peanut Butter Spread. This post is sponsored by Hershey’s Canada. I’ll admit it… I’ve...
View ArticleClassic Recipes: Banana Bread
There are certain recipes that we all have in our recipe boxes or repertoires. The classics. It almost seems silly to blog them because, well… the world has about 10,000 banana bread recipe already....
View ArticlePear Cranberry Toffee Oatmeal Cookies
Adding pears to cookies is easy when you use dried fruit – like in these Pear and Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies! Happiest of new years to all of you, my readers! I hope 2015 brings you lots of great...
View ArticleMince Tarts for Christmas
Little mince tarts are a holiday classic and they’re so fast to put together – if you cheat a little (ok… a lot, haha) You all know my feelings on pastry if you read the blog regularly. We don’t get...
View ArticleSimplicity: Stone Fruit, Feta & Mint Salad
Simplicity on a plate comes in the form of grilled nectarines or peaches with crumbled feta and sprigs of mint. Arranged neatly on a plate it’s quick, simple and delicious. I feel like summer...
View ArticleStrawberry Chocolate Syrup
Strawberry chocolate syrup with a hint of fresh mint and cardamom is an easy to make recipe but with a flavour complexity that makes it an elegant addition to summer desserts and drinks! There are...
View ArticleRhubarb Apple Tart with Coconut and Chocolate
As quickly as it comes, rhubarb season leaves and so, this is my second but also my last rhubarb post of the year. Last week’s rhubarb apple crisp was so highly rated in this household that I decided...
View ArticleRhubarb Maple Apple Crisp
I forgot about my rhubarb patch this spring. Well, not “forgot” exactly. Just, sort of… well I would remember for a fraction of a second and think I should go check on it and then get distracted until...
View ArticleButter Baked Goods, Mixed Berry Muffins and Post Processing
I have been quiet in this space lately. But not quiet overall. When I haven’t been doing client work, I’ve been busy doing a lot of writing. Far more than I usually do. I spent most of January...
View ArticleGinger Molasses Cookies Stuffed With Molasses Kisses
Well hello there! It’s been a while hasn’t it? No cookies, no photography tips, just empty internet space. Well, I’m here to fix that today – with cookies! Fall calls out for homemade cookies and my...
View ArticleConcord Grape Apple Pie for Thanksgiving
Apparently… grape apple pie is a thing. I only just found this out. After going apple picking a few weeks ago, I was chatting with Food Husband Sean about what kind of pie I should make with all...
View ArticleChai Spiced Buttered Apples with Brown Sugar, and Raisins
A few week’s ago, Ethan called me up and said he wanted to go apple picking and did I want to come? Well of course I did but, apple picking is something I associate with the Okanagan – not the...
View ArticleSour Cream Peach Pie
One of my favourite pies… scratch that… my very favourite pie, is my mom’s Sour Cream Apple Pie. To me, it’s pie perfection – tender flaky pastry, succulent apples mixed with tangy sour cream and a...
View ArticleRustic Peach and Cherry Honey Tart
I am back with more Okanagan bounty. I’m afraid to say I don’t think this will be the last post about my Okanagan goodies but seriously, when they’re THIS GOOD, who cares, right? I love making rustic...
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