A combination of healthy & indulgent baked treats
Way to satisfy all of your cravings in one stop–salty peanut butter, rich banana bread, and sweet chocolate–all in one stop. AND this recipe is actually relatively healthy, with reduced butter, a little bit of flax, and relatively wholesome ingredients. Oh, except for that delicious peanut buttery glaze. But you need to make that. Because [...]
It is fair to say I am mildly obsessed with pancakes. But I so adore making (and, um, eating) pancakes that I can’t hold back posting another pancake recipe. (Yes, I have posted one or two before.) But right now these are my favourite, for so many reasons. First of all, simple ingredients, and no fussing about with melted [...]
I love to exalt bread! Humble food that it is, I think it touches a chord in us. If you’re like me, just looking at a picture of beautiful homemade bread makes you feel happy. It is so comforting and so elemental. We’ve been trying to bake all of our bread by hand since January 1st, and [...]
Apple waffles with a dollop of yogurt make for a great October breakfast. All the gorgeous fall apples have made me overbuy lately, so I have been looking for creative ways to use up their fresh deliciousness. This healthy, naturally-sweetened whole-grain waffle recipe looked like such a good way to start the day, I [...]
Cooler mornings are upon us, and soon the farmers’ markets will be overflowing with bright harvest vegetables. This is the time when it feels so nice to get a hot mug of coffee or tea, and enjoy a delicious muffin while staring dreamily out the window ruminating on the change of seasons. What, you don’t [...]
I could spend a lot of time explaining where exactly I’ve been for the last eight or so months (my one blog post mid-summer doesn’t quite fill that gap), but it is probably summed up best by saying that this September I gave birth to two beautiful little girls, and that our lives have been, [...]
It feels so good to post again. I’ve had a long absence from this blog, which has been so hard. I was quite ill throughout the late winter and all of spring, but am now finally starting to feel well again. Now that I’m slowly getting into the kitchen again, I realize how much [...]
Fancy pancakes with maple and fruit… …or simple pancakes with nothing but pancakes. One of my favourite childhood memories is sitting at the kitchen table (the same one I have now) as my generous and patient mother deftly flipped out pancake after pancake. I ate them shamelessly by hand, tearing into them, no toppings at [...]
What better way to start the month of March than by baking up a batch of decadent and simple chocolate chip cookies? This is the long-awaited second half to the Cookie Double Header Weekend that started with chocolate and fig biscotti. Blog updates: But before heading into the cookies, I’m sorry for not posting for [...]
Ever since Christmas, when I got a stand mixer, I’ve been inspired to make as many of our breads by hand as possible. An ambitious goal, perhaps, but one that has yielded tasty results. Soft breads in fun twisty shapes. Breads that don’t require kneading at all (sorry, stand mixer!). Those who are crazy (sorry–passionate) [...]
