by Helen Kain | May 15, 2020 | Holiday, Home, Recent, Spring Recipes, Summer Recipes, Sweets
The honeycomb pan for this cake has been lurking in my cake pan cupboard for a couple of years, waiting for its debut. Once the Bee plate table started to percolate, out it came. But first I had to do some research on the ultimate cake batter for this tricky...
by Helen Kain | May 9, 2020 | Holiday, Home, Recent, Recipes By Season, Spring Recipes, Sweets
Our neighbour’s flowering cherry tree is just breaking into bloom. For a few glorious days, its graceful branches festooned with pink blossoms toss in the wind, beguiling us with their beauty. (I will skip over the subsequent unholy mess of disintegrating petals...
by Helen Kain | Apr 12, 2020 | Breakfast, Fall Recipes, Holiday, Recipes By Season, Spring Recipes, Summer Recipes, Sweets, Winter Recipes
Baking is a very soothing activity. Baking bread with scads of butter, sugar, cinnamon, and nuts is the epitome of soothing. Baklava Pull-Apart Bread came to me along a somewhat circuitous path, as frequently happens with my food inspiration. During this strange time...
by Helen Kain | Jun 27, 2019 | Holiday, Spring Recipes, Summer Recipes
This versatile salad makes a great starter for an elegant dinner when served in a champagne coupe or martini glass. It’s equally at home in a lidded mason jar for your next picnic. The cukes and blueberries are tangy and refreshing; the goat cheese...
by Helen Kain | Jul 23, 2018 | Holiday, Spring Recipes, Summer Recipes, Sweets
This scrumptious trifle combines the intensity of rich chocolate cake and chocolate mousse with the creamy lightness of whipped cream and sweet strawberries. A feast for the eyes and the taste buds. We had an unexpectedly large crowd for dinner one night recently and...
by Helen Kain | Jul 2, 2018 | Breakfast, Fall Recipes, Spring Recipes, Summer Recipes, Winter Recipes
Eggs baked in a skillet atop smoothly melted leeks and tasty spinach for a weekend brunch. Such a healthy and virtuous main course just begs for a croissant, don’t you think? Add in a foamy latte and I’m in heaven. Gather the ingredients Sauté the...
