Closing Time
It’s been five years since I last posted. Five years?! I double checked. Yes. Five years. Almost to the day. I took that as a sign. On June 15th, 2025, this site will cease to exist. If you have a favourite recipe, grab it now. …
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No-Churn Double Raspberry Ice Cream
No-Churn Double Raspberry Ice Cream Have some ice cream. It’ll make you feel better. If you’re hot, it will cool you down. If you’re hungry, it will fill you up. If you’re tired, it will fuel you. Ice cream is one of my favourite summer …
Sunday Story: Rogue Vehicle
No recipe today. Instead a Sunday Story in honour of Father’s Day, showcasing my dad’s quirky sense of humour as we take unpredictable rides in a car with a mind of its own. Rogue Vehicle Our old LaSabre had no power brakes or power steering. …
Cranberry-Orange Oatmeal Waffles
CRANBERRY-ORANGE OATMEAL WAFFLES Pancakes in the Patio is a long-standing summer tradition in our family. Father’s Day usually kicks off the outdoor pancake season. Canada Day, the August Civic Holiday, and birthdays keep the tradition going straight through to Labour Day. Any time the weather …
Brown Butter Icing
brown butter icing I promised you a recipe for brown butter icing a while ago, back when I posted my recipe for No-Egg Browned-Butter Cake. It took a while, but here it is, in all its decadent, messy glory. The resulting icing tastes a bit …
Either Way Marinara Sauce
Either Way Marinara Sauce Pardon me for bragging, but this sauce is pretty good. Okay. It’s really good. How do I know? Recipe tester feedback. They liked it. A lot. This recipes from my first book, The Messy Baker: More than 75 Delicious Recipes from …
Sunday Story: The Lucky Bay Leaf
No recipe today. Instead, a Sunday Story about a clever mom and a gullible child. I was very young and very fussy. No. Not so much fussy as discerning. I ate a wide range of food with great pleasure. However, when I disliked something, I …
No-Churn Pralines and Cream
No-Churn pralines and Cream When I was a kid, store-bought ice cream was plain and simple. Chocolate, strawberry, or vanilla. You might get a carton of Neapolitan on a special occasion or some Spumoni at Christmas. But if you wanted fancy, you had to get …
Classic Rhubarb Pie
Classic Rhubarb Pie I grew up with a scrappy patch of rhubarb in the back garden that survived the coldest, snowiest winters — despite neglect bordering on abuse. I assumed rhubarb was a hardy Canadian crop, bred for our climate. Not so. Rhubarb originated in …