Originally published on August 13, 2014 Martha Stewart has taught me a lot this week. First she taught me that you can boil roasted potatoes, and just yesterday she taught me the differences between certain pie crusts. I had always been making the same one – cold butter or shortening cut into flour, and then just a […]
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Lemon Zucchini Bread
Originally published on August 23, 2014 I’ve made zucchini bread many times before. It usually comes out much like banana bread, dense and dark, and maybe a smidgen more nutritious than the banana variety. But when my mom sent me this lemon zucchini bread, I knew I had to try it out. Man, what a difference it is! This comes […]
Strawberry Pie
Originally published on August 25, 2014 I’ve been baking a lot this summer. I don’t really know why that is, as I’ve always considered myself someone who loves to cook – that is, fry, saute, roast meat and vegetables and barbecue – but has always been a bit of a klutz when it comes to baking. But […]
Turtle Cheesecake
Originally published on December 24, 2015 Traditions are big this time of year and in this house, along with Christmas traditions, we also have birthday traditions. Brent’s birthday is on the 16th and, Turtles being his favourite chocolate, he gets loads of them. We also have the tradition of the cake I make him, and it’s always […]
Chocolate Cream Pie
Originally published on November 20, 2017 I feel as though we haven’t talked about dessert in a little while around here. Which is weird, because I love dessert. And I’ve also been making it a lot lately, which is also weird. A baker I am not, typically. But when Thanksgiving rolled around last month, we […]