by Helen Kain | Nov 27, 2025 | Afternoon Tea, Christmas, Cookies & Bars, Desserts, Fall Recipes, Winter Recipes
These buttery shortbreads crumble delicately at first bite, releasing the warm, nutty perfume of pistachios. Their pale green flecks hint at richness within, while a dip in dark chocolate or a scatter of crushed nuts turns each biscuit into a little work of art —...
by Helen Kain | Jun 26, 2025 | Cookies & Bars, Summer Recipes
There’s something irresistibly American about cherries in summertime — and what better way to celebrate than with these Cherry Crumb Bars, served on West Elm’s delightfully cheeky Patriot plates? With a buttery shortbread base, juicy filling, and golden crumble top,...
by Helen Kain | Aug 3, 2024 | Cookies & Bars, Desserts, Summer Recipes
It’s been a glorious couple of months, but it’s time to head home. I’m in the final stages of using up the fridge excess and needed to find a recipe to use up the excess blueberries. Blueberry Crumb Bars to the rescue. It had to be something I could...
by Helen Kain | Jun 19, 2024 | Afternoon Tea, Cookies & Bars, Spring Recipes, Summer Recipes
Rhubarb is an old-fashioned vegetable, of which I am a huge fan. As summer rolls around, I start searching for new recipes for humble and forgotten produce and was delighted to find this recipe on the Land O’Lakes website. Who knew they had such lovely recipes?...
by Helen Kain | Dec 16, 2022 | Christmas, Cookies & Bars, Winter Recipes
Cranberries and Christmas are practically synonymous. These buttery, crunchy, nutty bars showcase the tart flavour of fresh (or frozen) cranberries. They freeze beautifully, too. Hands up if you’re too impatient to wait for them to defrost. Yup –...
by Helen Kain | Dec 16, 2022 | Christmas, Cookies & Bars, Fall Recipes, Winter Recipes
A traditional Italian pastry, biscotti owe their dry, crunchy texture to the twice-baked method. First, the dough is shaped into a log and baked. Then, once cooled, it’s cut along the diagonal and baked again until each biscuit is crispy and golden, which makes them...
