by Helen Kain | Sep 2, 2026 | Cakes, Fall Recipes, Holiday, Recent, Winter Recipes
The Sales Pitch: Tart cranberries and toasted walnuts nestle beneath a tender, buttery cake, forming wonderfully crisp, chewy, almost cookie-like edges as they bake. Cape Cod Cranberry Walnut Butter Cake can be baked in a springform pan for neat wedges on a cake stand...
by Helen Kain | Aug 30, 2026 | Fall Recipes, Summer Recipes
There is a brief, glorious stretch of late summer when tomatoes are properly tomatoey, corn is sweet enough to eat almost straight from the cob, and basil threatens to take over the garden. These little savoury tarts make very good use of all three. The filling is...
by Helen Kain | Aug 30, 2026 | Holiday, Pasta & Rice, Summer Recipes
Fresh summer corn and juicy tomatoes join crisp bacon and tender rigatoni in this colourful late-summer pasta. A handful of fresh basil adds a fragrant finish, while the tomatoes soften just enough to create a light sauce with the rendered bacon fat and a splash of...
by Helen Kain | Aug 20, 2026 | Afternoon Tea, Cookies & Bars, Desserts, Fall Recipes, Holiday, Recent
These Maple Bourbon Pecan Squares combine a tender buttery shortbread crust with a gooey maple filling and plenty of toasted pecans. An easy fall baking recipe for afternoon tea, Thanksgiving or whenever maple and pecan season arrives. Print clockclock...
by Helen Kain | Aug 14, 2026 | Cakes, Desserts, Summer Recipes
Bright raspberry and fresh lime turn a classic vanilla cupcake into something rather special. A spoonful of tart raspberry filling is tucked inside each tender buttermilk cupcake, then topped with silky Swiss meringue buttercream flavoured with lime zest and juice....
by Helen Kain | Aug 11, 2026 | Salads, Summer Recipes
Buttery, golden pears meet juicy blueberries, salty feta and crisp frisée in this colourful autumn salad. A drizzle of fig vinaigrette pulls everything together—sweet, sharp, creamy and savoury in every forkful. Print clockclock iconcutlerycutlery iconflagflag...
