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 | 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 | Dec 19, 2023 | Cakes, Christmas, Winter Recipes
Swirls of spun sugar surround a tower of delectable treats, in this case, old-fashioned doughnut holes! Traditional croquembouche is made with small puffs of choux-pastry filled with pastry cream. This simplified version is just as pretty, with very little effort....
by Helen Kain | Dec 17, 2023 | Cakes, Desserts
During the holiday season, it can be fun to offer bite-sized desserts. Everyone can choose from a variety of flavours and textures. Perhaps even have seconds (or thirds!) of their favourites. Mini Lime Cheesecakes combine a bright, tangy flavour with a creamy, rich...
by Helen Kain | Nov 5, 2023 | Cakes, Desserts, Fall Recipes, Summer Recipes
Orange and chocolate is a time-honoured combination for a reason—it’s delicious. This combination involves a rich dark chocolate brownie bowl filled with creamy orange mousse. The brownies are made with extra dark cocoa and baked in a special-purpose pan from...
