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
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Away way back in time coffee cake was a simple treat. It was an uncomplicated cake. The ingredients were always at hand. It went together quickly . The delicious aroma of the baking cake filled your kitchen. It was warm … Continue reading
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Don’t you just love a cake you can whip up at a moments notice. A cake that comes out of the oven and is ready to serve almost immediately. One that is a doodle to make. And a cake that … Continue reading
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When you harvest fresh fruit from a Meyer lemon tree in the dark of winter you hold summer in your hand. The fragrance of the blossoms. The glossy leaves shining in the gray light. Your fingers caressing the finely … Continue reading
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I made my first banana bread just after the second world war. Bananas disappeared from the produce shelves during the war. Rationing, torpedoed cargo ships and ships used for troop transport meant that many food items were simply not … Continue reading
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The ultimate shortbread is worth its weight in gold. It must have just the right amount of butter. Butter creating a rich flavour and crumbling texture. Then there should be a whisper of vanilla. Not too much sugar. The perfect … Continue reading
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Lemons glorious lemons. Grate the rind, squeeze the juice, whip together sugar and eggs and you create pure alchemy. This golden dessert is a creation that is heavenly beyond words. It has the most decadent puckery lemon flavour. The … Continue reading
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We’ve been so busy baking or buying artisan breads, healthy breads, 48 grain breads and so on, we have forgotten wonderful white bread. Not the pallid, gummy tasteless white bread sold in plastic bags. But white bread, as it … Continue reading
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Years ago I found the perfect muffin recipe printed in our local newspaper. Several moves and the recipe disappeared. I tried other recipes but it wasn’t the perfect muffin recipe I knew and loved. Then I discovered my favorite cookbook … Continue reading
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This excellent and easy cake is incredible moist and very rich tasting. Serve this for Sunday Easter brunch and the adults will forget to nibble the ears off the chocolate rabbits. To be even more indulgent top the … Continue reading
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