Apple Butter
The Canadian Food Experience Project: The Canadian Harvest in Ontario Apples 2012 was a horrible year for Ontario apple growers. Fluctuating temperatures in Feb and March brought out early blooms on...
View ArticleLemon White Chocolate Cookies
I always love the expression on people faces when you serve them something then admit that you don’t actually like it yourself. Not that it tastes bad but more along the lines of it’s not my favorite...
View ArticlePfeffernusse
Pfeffernusse is a popular holiday cookies in Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands. It is generally a small round dry butterless cookie coated in icing sugar and containing nuts. In my recipe I...
View ArticleSpiced Molasses Cookies
When I started this adventure fondly known as Cookie of the Week I knew that to stay on top of things I’d have to always be several weeks ahead with recipes. Anything I cook today in November won’t...
View ArticleLinzer Cookies
The great thing about Linzer cookies is that you can use any filling you want and cut them in a variety of shapes. The not so great thing? They take forever to make. To make the dough combine the...
View ArticleCheesy Vegetable Gratin
I was recently offered the chance to try out a product from Microplane Canada. Given carte blanche to pick any of their gorgeous kitchen tools I couldn’t resist picking a box grater. It’s ironic...
View Article40 Minute Dinner Rolls
Trust me when I say these are super quick and easy to make. Print 40 Minute Dinner Rolls Author: The Tasty Gardener Recipe type: Appetiser Serves: 12 Ingredients 1 cup plus 2 tbsp warm water ⅓ cup...
View ArticleNew York Style Bagels
One of my favorites things about cooking is making something with the sole purpose of saying “yes it can be done”. The was the whole premise of this months theme of Beyond Bread. I want try...
View ArticleSoft Pretzels
There is nothing like watching a sport live however I have decided that certain ones suit my personality better than others. Baseball is a bit long and drawn out. Nascar (yes I went to live a Nascar...
View ArticleFrangipane with Roasted Stone Fruit
You may or may not have noticed that I generally don’t have holiday themed posts. I can appreciate when others do them, if they are done well; however all that fine detail cutesy stuff just doesn’t...
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