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Merry Christmas to all of you, from our crazy family. May your holidays be filled with love, laughter and your family surrounding you. Cherish the twinkle in your children’s eyes as they experience the wonder of giving and of course, the magic of too much chocolate combined with the glee of new toys and over [...]
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 [...]
Lately I have been on a "use everything in the refrigerator before you grocery shop" kick, whether it's from the urge to purge, pack or otherwise feel like I am moving forward in a purposeful manner regarding the house selling/moving process. It also helps me be creative when I might otherwise go for the same standby's baking wise and these scones were no exception. It went a little like … [Read more...]
These have been on the back burner of my mind for a while now, since our favorite muffins ever are my pumpkin chocolate chip ones, I knew that someday I would get around to making a scone to match. They had to have molasses, lots of spices and chocolate chips. I took these into work Saturday afternoon, because my work wife asked me to make something. In case you haven't met her before, here's … [Read more...]
Can anyone out there explain my fascination with scones? Is there anyone else out there who feels the same way I do? That they are just the perfect treat, night or day, with coffee or tea, sweet or savory? I. Love. Scones. I love the more cake-like ones without sour cream, but adore the tang and crispness that the sour cream ones have. I love fruit in them but also enjoy dark spicy ones with … [Read more...]
These were inspired by a bunch of almost too ripe strawberries that I had left in the container. When they are that sweet and ripe, they are best for baking, the flavor is much better. However a word on baking with strawberries that many people don't mention. Strawberry baking does NOT last long. Strawberries make your baking soggy. They aren't a nice round fruit contained in a skin that … [Read more...]
These weren't going to be a separate recipe, these are in fact the shortcake component of my lemon Strawberry Shortcake. Real shortcake is a scone or biscuit, not a cake. So of course, why would I make a cake instead of my favorite food of all? So off I went to create a scone/biscuit for my shortcake. These turned out so well on their own that I am posting the recipe separately as a scone. They … [Read more...]
These are my newest version of my scones, and our favorite so far. Of course lemon makes everything better, but I had a bag of dried cranberries in my cupboard and decided to use them instead of raisins, and the scones are so flavorful it's amazing. Ingredients: 2/3 cup of sour cream 1/2 tsp baking soda 4 cups of flour 1 cup of white sugar 1 cup of dried cranberries, sweetened 1 cup of … [Read more...]
I wanted to try and re-create the Starbucks type of pumpkin scone, even with the spiced glaze on top. I took the Best Scones Ever recipe and added some pumpkin and spices and they turned great, so this recipe will be a keeper. One thing to note is that you can make them as spicy as you want, up the spices until they are tuned into your taste buds. I went fairly easy on the spices for my trial run, … [Read more...]
Yes, yet another scones recipe! We love scones in our house, better than muffins, actually. Ok, nothing is better than my pumpkin muffins, but day to day we actually prefer scones. These are absolutely yummy, spicy but slightly sweet, anyone who loves a gingerbread will love these! If you want them sweeter, feel free to add another tablespoon or so of sugar, but I prefer less … [Read more...]
I think, sometimes, that my husband married me for my baking. Not all of it, but some. He has admitted, in a sugar-induced haze, that he married me so he could savor my butter tarts every Christmas. Now, don't go getting all excited, I mean butter tarts, there are no sneaky innuendos or double meanings implied there. My family's recipe for butter tarts. Yup. Savor them he does. Or is the word … [Read more...]
You will find many recipes for scones on my site, they are a breakfast favorite. My husband eats them with peanut butter, my son with butter and my daughter with jam. They are a nice substitution for toast when you have a moment to whip something homemade up for breakfast or lunch. My pictures aren't the best because they were in the early morning sun (yeesh up at 7 and baking that morning!) but … [Read more...]
I love my kids, my husband and chocolate.
The order depends on when you ask.
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