“Hazelnut” Biscotti, or how cookies bring out my inner dictator…..
Hello all! Kat here again! We’re slowly building back up to full numbers this month, only missing baby sister this time due to prior commitments. This recipe was a leisurely endeavour, a welcome...
View ArticlePie!
That warm, sweet smell coming from the kitchen on special occasions, or if you’re really lucky, that day that you go on a road trip and stop for dinner at the pie place everybody in my family loves....
View ArticleBerry Galette
Greetings all! Kat here once again! Before I begin this week’s adventure, I’d like to take this opportunity to thank everybody that responded to my post question about what laws they would like...
View ArticlePopovers
Back when the group did Irish Soda Bread, my nieces and I watched a clip of the episode of Baking with Julia that featured Marion Cunningham baking soda bread and popovers. The girls immediately said...
View ArticleNectarine Upside-Down Chiffon Cake
Cake! One of the many joys in life – it is fun to eat but even more fun to bake. This cake was very different from other cakes I have made previously. A couple of differences it had were that it had...
View ArticleWhole Wheat Loaves
We’re hosting this week’s Tuesdays With Dorie recipe from Baking With Julia along with Michele of veggie num nums. Thanks to Laurie and Jules for the opportunity. Hosting means we’re allowed to share...
View ArticleBagel Throwdown
This week’s Baking with Julia recipe is a bagel that’s described in the book thusly: “boiled, then baked – with a cakey, open sponge, they are not heavy, stretchy, or chewy.” Not chewy? Isn’t...
View ArticleCranberry-Walnut Pumpkin Loaves
Our catch up post today is from the beginning of October. Well, today’s baking adventure went by a little faster than usual because my aunt had already made the dough the night before. When we got to...
View ArticleButtermilk Crumb Muffins, or Scent Therapy
Funny thing about trying to bake when you’re in the process of packing up a house: sometimes you realize some things were packed up perhaps a bit too soon, which in turn provides opportunity for a...
View ArticleFinnish Pulla
I’m on my own for this week’s recipe – Kat is away and J is in the midst of exams, while Jeannine is recombobulating her household after the big move from the farm. (And yes, recombobulating is a...
View ArticleRustic Potato Loaves
Floury russet potatoes were a staple of my childhood. Baked, mashed, or boiled, they were on the table several times a week, until they were supplanted by Yukon golds. These days, they’re mostly...
View ArticleMadeleines
Ah baking, how I have missed it so! With school and homework, I haven’t gotten the chance to bake recently, but with my two weeks off for spring break, I took full advantage of the free time to do...
View ArticleFresh Rhubarb Upside Down Baby Cakes
Does everyone get as excited as I do about the first rhubarb of the season? Apples are mealy shadows of their fall glory at this time of year and the appearance of rhubarb – stewed, roasted, or baked...
View ArticleSavoury Brioche Pockets
I’m eating one of these brioche pockets as I’m typing and I have to say my mouth is voting for these as an unequivocal success. I was a little apprehensive about trying this week’s brioche recipe, as...
View ArticleButtermilk Scones
I don’t generally follow the Olympics and Russia’s stance on LGBT folks made me reluctant to watch these games at all. I do have some Winter Olympics kryptonite, though, and that’s curling and hockey....
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