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Happy New Year, everyone! And to celebrate, here’s a recipe for pie. What, you think I’d start the New Year out with celery sticks? Think again, my dearest friends, think again. That’s so not how I roll. If you have one resolution this year, make it this: Eat more pie. To add to that, bake [...]
I have never been a cobbler kinda gal. I like my fruits in crisps, the cakey topping that I usually associate with crumbles can’t hold a candle to the crunchy oatmeal topping that crisps are known for. The story that lead me to this recipe is a common one around this house. It started with [...]
Oh, yes I did! These lovelies were inspired by my first trip to the Bulk Barn, prompted by everyone on Twitter telling me how much I was missing in life by not frequenting said store. And I mean everyone. I think even Jessica Alba chimed in at one point and said “Are you crazy??” Ok, [...]
The devil made me do it. That’s the only thing that came to mind when I realized that on a day when it was about plus 28 Celsius, I was finally making the cookies that have been niggling in the back of my mind for a long, long time. I recently posted the base recipe [...]
Yum. These are fast to make, chewy and so delicious! Look at all that lovely Skor goodness in the middle of those cookies in the picture above. Ingredients Needed 2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour 1 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 cup (softened) butter 3/4 cup granulated sugar 3/4 cup packed light brown sugar 1 tsp vanilla extract 2 eggs 1 package of SKOR Toffee Bits Kick the tires … [Read more...]
Chocolate and hazelnut. My favorite combination. These were inspired by simply just picking up a bag of hazelnuts in the baking section at Superstore and impulse buying. Then I had to think of what to make with them. I also happened to pick up a bag of chocolate chunks too. Rarely is there a shopping trip where those aren't added to my cart. And so. A cookie was born. And it was … [Read more...]
I have been craving these for weeks upon weeks now, and thanks to the fact that I live in Alberta, I was blessed with a snow day in May. Snow days when you live in the north = baking goodies to cheer yourself up. Or because you simply can't leave the house when your door is blocked with 3 feet of snow. If you live somewhere that you just can't comprehend this, then stop reading. I am too … [Read more...]
I am obsessed with crystallized ginger lately. I had it on a lovely organic scone the other week and have been thinking about it constantly. It is so amazingly zingy and tangy, adds an amazing dimension to not only those scones I ate, but cookies as well. There will be a scone recipe coming, I just haven't decided what exactly I am going to make. This recipe cannot be doubled, I doubled … [Read more...]
These are my new favorite cookie, so that says something. It says "break this recipe open in case of emergency". These were the result of a few things. I had a major, major craving for chocolate cookies after supper one night. I couldn't find an oatmeal chocolate chip cookie recipe that worked. I had limited amounts of lots of different kinds of chocolate. So this is like a kitchen sink … [Read more...]
Sometimes, you just gotta commit a cardinal sin and make cookies with whole wheat flour. I am not big on cookies that have whole wheat flour, to me, cookies are a treat to be enjoyed with the junkiest of flours, whitest of white sugars and ingredients that make your arteries harden. I like 'em tasty and bad for me. Just like my men. Snort. However, sometimes that mom guilt kicks in, and this … [Read more...]
These are a childhood favorite of mine, made by my Grandma Marion when we were at her house. The taste reminds me of summer, of when we stayed with her and my Grandpa when we were off school, these were a favorite snack of ours. And my dad always wants baking that has raisins in it, which I find weird. Some childhood memory thingy, but he asked one day if I had the recipe for this and I did, and … [Read more...]
The best ever shortbread. No really, I don't like the traditional hard shortbreads very much at all, in fact. This is the only kind of shortbread I have ever known in my baking life, to be honest, it's another of my grandma's traditional recipes and no one in my family has ever bothered to make the hard, hockey puck kind of shortbread that I hear is out there. Yes, I am 100% a shortbread … [Read more...]
I have a fondness for biscotti of all flavors, and biscotti makes an excellent Christmas gift, because to be frank, anything dipped in chocolate makes a great gift. I also love candied fruit, and to make truly seasonal biscotti the addition of those is perfect! I know these were good because I took the whole recipe in to work, and by the next evening, there wasn't a crumb in sight! Or they were … [Read more...]
I don't like sugar cookies, something just isn't right with them, I never enjoy the taste, they remind me of sugared cardboard a bit, I don't know, I can't quite put my finger on it. But I definitely DO know that the lack of taste drives me batty. Ha ha....batty..Halloween...I am funny. So I just went ahead and created my own, the idea for which has been rattling around in my empty noggin like a … [Read more...]
The Tollhouse Chocolate cookie recipe is the best basic chocolate chip cookie recipe there is to be had, bar none. They perfected the perfect base for them and it has been around forever. My copy is from a newspaper, and either my grandma or my mom cut and taped the recipe into my huge master cook book that I have, along with an Easter Paska one as well. Obviously the two recipes I need … [Read more...]
Welcome to Pumpkin Week!! I love cooking with pumpkin, I adore the smell of fall baking with spices and squashes and root vegetables. If I had to pick my favorite time of year to bake, it would be from October to December. The next three months are going to be so much fun and so tasty in my house. Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter, softened 1 1/2 cups white sugar 1 cup canned pumpkin puree 1 … [Read more...]
A delectable, oh-so-chocolate tasting treat! These were some of the easiest cookies I have ever made, and they were so amazingly delicious. There's nothing I enjoy more than a fantastic cookie. Ingredients Needed: 1/2 cup of butter 3/4 cup of brown sugar 1 egg 1 tsp vanilla 1 1/4 cup of flour 1/2 cup of cocoa powder 1/2 tsp baking soda 1 package of PC White Chocolate Chips (these are THE … [Read more...]
Simply the best and the easiest recipe I have found for oatmeal cookies yet, I am pretty sure it comes from the Quaker Oats package as their recipe for cookies using their brand of oats. Nonetheless, I thank them mightily for the recipe even though I may not buy their oats, but usually a generic brand instead. Which, by the way, work just fine. Ingredients needed: 1/2 cup butter, softened 1/2 … [Read more...]
I love my kids, my husband and chocolate.
The order depends on when you ask.
Welcome to my nest!
