by Helen Kain | Aug 30, 2020 | Breakfast, Desserts, Fall Recipes, Summer Recipes
Six luscious peaches beckoned from the kitchen counter early one morning, on a day that threatened imminent rain. After a quick cup of coffee, we snapped leashes on Clementine and Churchill, the youngest of our wriggling golden retrievers, and headed out before the...
by Helen Kain | Jun 3, 2020 | Afternoon Tea, Bread & Scones, Breakfast, Desserts, Fall Recipes, Spring Recipes, Summer Recipes, Winter Recipes
I”m a glutton for slightly sweet bread. Not the super-sweet-sticky stuff like iced cinnamon rolls, but scones, date loaf and Portuguese King’s Bread, also called Bolo Rei, a marvellous concoction that Isabel, our cleaning lady, brings every Christmas....
by Helen Kain | Apr 12, 2020 | Afternoon Tea, Bread & Scones, Breakfast, Desserts, Fall Recipes, Recipes By Season, Spring Recipes, Summer Recipes, 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 | Aug 26, 2019 | Bread & Scones, Breakfast, Desserts, Fall Recipes, Winter Recipes
When I was planning the table setting Monkeying Around, I discovered Monkey Bread. Where has it been all my life? It’s absolutely delicious and a really fun thing to make with small kids. Those sticky little hands can be put to such good use! The little sugar...
by Helen Kain | Jun 30, 2019 | Breakfast, Holiday, Mains, Spring Recipes, Summer Recipes
This is one of our favourite weekend breakfasts. It comes together in minutes and uses up whatever leftovers we have from grilling earlier in the week, from mushrooms to asparagus; sometimes we even toss in the crumbled meat from a lonely Italian sausage. A...
by Helen Kain | Jun 17, 2019 | Afternoon Tea, Bread & Scones, Breakfast, Desserts, Summer Recipes
This recipe, very slightly adapted from Cook’s Country, is a winner. The tartness of the berries is offset beautifully by a touch of sweetness in the butter and honey glaze. These American-style, big, shaggy scones are easy to make and fill the house...
