Dessert

Sweet Spiced Pumpkin Cake, Almost Pudding Cake with Vanilla Cream Cheese Frosting

This lockdown pandemic ladened holiday season, my kids and I decided to have a video conference dinner and play online games. I roasted...

Lightly Spiced Cucumber Walnut Cookies with Tart Lemon Glaze

Cucumbers aren't usually an ingredient one thinks to put and profile in a scrumptious spiced cookie recipe. Right? Well this is how it...

Poppyseed Berry Muffins with Pistachios

I love poppyseed muffins. Well, I just love all kinds of muffins. It's fun to play around with all kinds of ingredients to come up with...

Key Lime Bundt Cake with Graham Streusel

This key lime bundt cake has all the flavour of the pie but so many more textures to enjoy. Bursting with lime.

Apple Walnut Mini Strudels

Apple Walnut Strudel made with homemade phyllo pastry.

Lemon Brownies (No Chocolate Involved)

Lemon Brownies. Quick treat with lemon, yogurt, and little sugar. YUM!

Lemon Curd Cake

I saw a picture of a beautifully powdered cake in some marketing on the net, described as a lemon curd cake. I could not find a recipe...

Big Thick Chocolate Chunk and Chip Cookies

Many of my cookie recipes are light, crispy, and chewy on the inside. The other night I was craving a thick tender chocolate chip...

The Perfect Brownie

If you were to ask my kids what flavour I would choose, given the choice of vanilla or chocolate, I think they would say vanilla. ...

Sometimes You Feel Like Lemon

I went to visit my daughter in Winnipeg end of March this year. The family was gathering for my Mom's special 95th birthday. When I'm...

Cacao Rich Nut Truffles

To start, you are welcome. I hear the thank you's. These confections are made with healthy organic ingredients. No added sugar. Just...

Puffy Dutch Apple Pancake

When I lived in Winnipeg in the 80's, a Sunday family brunch tradition was to go to the Original Pancake House. It was difficult for me...

My Perfectly Spiced Pumpkin Pie

For Filling 1 14 oz can canned solid –pack pumpkin (about 2 cups) 1 cup buttermilk 1/2 cup skim milk 2 large eggs 3/4 cup packed demerara...

Kuchen, Buckle, Coffee Cake...They're One in the Same...ish

Have you ever tried a kuchen (German origin) or buckle (American)? Just old fashion terms to reference a coffee cake made with butter,...

Gluten Free Baking: Tips for Worry Free Masterpieces

My daughter’s summer visit was so much fun this year. No, we didn’t spend as much time at the beach as planned. Yes, we did shop ‘til we...