Perfectly accompanied by a huge mug of coffee or a tall glass of cold milk, these cookies are subtle but delicious… and extremely simple to make. Continue reading “Recipe: Chocolate-Coffee Spirals”
Recipe: S’mores
These are the perfect dessert on a summer evening after having steak and corn on the barbeque. These are easy to make and don’t involve setting your siblings’ hair on fire with flaming marshmallows hanging off the end of a stick… although that is really a right of passage.
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Recipe: Vanilla Marble Blondies
White chocolate blondies? Good. Vanilla cheesecake? Good. Put them together? Wow. Gooooooooooood.
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Recipe: Apple Caramel Cake
This moist, rich cake is lighter than a chocolate cake – the perfect dessert to have with coffee mid-afternoon. Come to think of it it would be delicious after dinner too… or even for breakfast. It’s that good.
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Recipe: Spiced Up Shortbread
Shortbread is my favourite cookie. Citrus-scented, chocolate-dipped or plain, I love every rendition I’ve ever had. These are slightly spiced up with cinnamon, but perfect to decorate with sprinkles and share with a 3 ½ year old boy. Continue reading “Recipe: Spiced Up Shortbread”
Recipe: Apple Coffee Cake
This cake is sweet but not cloyingly so. It’s great as a dessert, as a decadent breakfast or as an afternoon snack when your blood sugar is a little low.
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Recipe: Coffe-Infused Bundt Cake
You can never have enough coffee and this cake is one answer to that craving.
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Recipe: Golden Oldie Fudge
This recipe is from Chatelaine magazine, circa 1965. Tried and true, the recipe works perfectly today with no alterations. Gorgeously sweet, buttery fudge with no apologies for calories or fat. YUM.
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Recipe: Lion Cake (Chocolate Birthday Cake)
I made this cake for Leith for his 2nd birthday and he loved it. It was quite simple to make and very impressive…to a 2 year-old who has a passion for lions.
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Recipe: Apple “Puff” Pancake
This is a delicious way to treat yourself to a decadent but extremely simple breakfast. It would also make a delicious dessert, served perhaps with a dollop of maple whipped cream.