Summers at Emma Lake. It was filled with halcyon days of swimming, building rafts and dreaming the hours away. We lived completely off the grid. We chopped wood , pumped water and lit oil lamps to chase away the dark. … Continue reading
This is not the Oreo cookie of your childhood. It’s a little less crisp, a whisper less sweet. The squishy filling is a sophisticated, buttery vanilla flavoured layer of wonderfulness. The cookie is rich and dark and seductive. CHOCOLATE CREME … Continue reading
There are some who say the ultimate sweet treat is cookies and milk. Make the cookie crispy rich with the perfect amount of old fashioned oatmeal, bittersweet and milk chocolate chips and you have the oatmeal chocolate chip cookie that … Continue reading
This is no ordinary ginger cookie. It delivers an extraordinary burst of ginger flavour and then offers more. It has the crisp ginger snap that goes beautifully with cold milk. There’s a hit of molasses that reminds you of … Continue reading
This is not your quiet, little every day coffee cake. This is a coffee cake with attitude. The cake is rich with sour cream and enhanced with the brilliant, tart flavour of cranberries. There is the important streusel crumb topping. … Continue reading
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I walk to the garden past hedges heavy with fragrant with wild roses and awash with cow parsley. Blackbirds, wrens, robins and song thrushes fill the air with glorious song. The early morning sun catches glittering drops of dew suspended … Continue reading
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This rich,dense, spectacularly chocolate cake in every is my absolute favorite of all cakes. It has a delicate moist crumb and the dream-like chocolate buttercream frosting stays light and fluffy to the very last slice. This is the cake … Continue reading
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If I could make only one type of pie a crostata would be my choice. It is spectacular in presentation with a sublime choice of fillings. Its professional appearance belies the simplicity of its construction. A dessert to swoon over … Continue reading
A wind like wolves prowling across the fields. Growling at windows and doors. Snarling down the fireplace chimney. The kind of rainy, dark, dismal day that cried out for a kitchen perfumed with the fragrance of exotic spices. A cake! … Continue reading
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This gloriously simple cake can be made with the usual pantry items, a good sized bowl and a whisk – if that is your desire. Or you can whip it up with hand held electric beaters or a stand mixer. … Continue reading
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