Bake with abandon!
There are two types of people in this world. Soup people and non-soup people. Soup people will share their favourite recipes, ideas, and tips. Non-soup people will give you their portion. Either way, soup people win. I am a soup person. My husband is not. …
Easy Chocolate Buttercream Icing This is literally the icing on the cake. Yesterday, I shared a recipe for Egg-Free Depression-Era Chocolate Cake . This is the chocolatey buttercream topping. . There is no secret to making light, fluffy buttercream. Just beat the mixture for longer …
Friends have had trouble finding eggs in the grocery stores. Mom to the rescue – yet again! My mother was born in the height of the Great Depression. Eggs were scarce, as was butter, milk, and other perishables. A whole genre of dairy- and egg-free …
3-Ingredient Buttery Oatmeal Squares This recipe, more than any other, is tied to my siblings. Shortbread is Dad’s favourite. Mom whispers over my shoulder in almost every cookie recipe I create, but Buttery Oatmeal Squares? This was the recipe that conjures up memories of my …
Basic Granola with Variations I’ve been making granola since my university days. It was simple and affordable and endlessly flexible. I didn’t use a recipe. I just eyeballed it. This was before the Internet, when cookbooks were limited and recipes were scribbled by hand on …
In the past week, I’ve rejuvenated my sourdough starter, made several loaves of bread, simmered vats of stock, and cooked up batches of soup. Today, I’m sharing a recipe for a fruit treat that’s marketed to kids, but proves irresistible to adults — 3-Ingredient Strawberry …
It’s Friday. I’m not sure that means much these days. Just a week ago, Friday meant the end of the work week. We’d mark the occasion with a communal Friday Night Dinner and friends packed around the table. Our table fits 6 comfortably, but we …
Buttermilk scones are easy to make and endlessly versatile. They are unique in the quick-bread world since they are actually a pastry. But don’t let that scare you. They’re very easy to make. I share variations of this basic recipe in many of my classes, …
Well, it took a pandemic to get me out of the classroom and back blogging. Since everyone’s stuck inside and avoiding grocery stores, I’m getting a lot of questions about cooking and baking with items on hand. I’ll start with a recipe I rely on …