by Helen Kain | Jun 11, 2024 | Afternoon Tea, Bread & Scones, Breakfast, Spring Recipes
How much fun are these honeycomb-shaped, brioche-style buns? The drizzle of honey glaze highlights the shape of the bee and honeycomb imprints while adding just the right degree of decadent sweetness. They’re perfect for a weekend breakfast, as a side to soup, or even...
by Helen Kain | May 15, 2024 | Cakes, Desserts, Spring Recipes
A tisket, a tasket, a fruit-filled shortcake basket! Our house abounds with fans of plain buttery cakes, even among the small fry. While they love their icing-topped cupcakes, if I were to offer a choice, they’d go for pound cake or shortcake, hands down. So...
by Helen Kain | Mar 10, 2024 | Breakfast, Spring Recipes
Weekends in our house are an opportunity to indulge in a decadent breakfast, and this one is an all-time favourite. The foundation of vegetables eases the guilt of Hollandaise sauce and Hot Cross Buns. The home fries reheat well, so don’t hesitate to double the...
by Helen Kain | Mar 10, 2024 | Bread & Scones, Holiday, Spring Recipes
Hot Cross Buns are an Easter confection, traditionally made to break the fast on Good Friday and herald the end of Lent. More virtuous than Cinnamon Buns, their icing-free countenance borders on healthy. Though they can be eaten plain, they are most often split,...
by Helen Kain | Jun 3, 2023 | Cakes, Desserts, Spring Recipes
It’s late spring, and with spring comes rhubarb. Alleluia! The trick with rhubarb is to cook it with sufficient sugar for a short enough time to take the edge off the tartness without making the fruit mushy. In this recipe, the rhubarb is macerated (making it...
by Helen Kain | Feb 4, 2023 | Cakes, Desserts, Holiday, Spring Recipes, Valentine's Day
An intensely moist and fudgy cake filled with chocolate mousse and fresh raspberries smothered in rich chocolate frosting. Could anything say “Valentine’s Day” more eloquently? The original recipe is from Sharon Kurtz of Emmaus, PA, who took top honours with it...
