One of the things I love best about my home is the ancient lilac tree that grows in my backyard. We don't quite know how old it is, but based on its size, I (...)
Call me a masochist, but to celebrate April Fool's Day this year, I figured I'd dust off my vintage cookbook collection and try out a particularly questionable (...)
All around me, there are small signs that spring is on its way. The days are getting longer, the robins have returned to their favourite big tree in the (...)
Between the polar vortex that has had Toronto collectively shivering for the past couple weeks, and my regularly scheduled bout of the February blues, it's (...)
I have to confess, I didn't get the fuss about air fryers at first. I've had one for a few years now, but it barely came out of the cupboard unless I was (...)
New year, new resolutions. Except this year, my resolution is to make no resolutions at all. I guess I'm just a little hesitant to commit to anything right (...)
Well, here we are. It’s Christmas Day, which means it’s also the very last day of 12 Days of Christmas Cookies. For those of you who have been following since (...)
12 days of christmas cookies - orange anise butter twists
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Sometimes the simplest things are the best things. It’s a mantra worth repeating at this time of year, when it’s tempting to pile on just one more present, one (...)
Christmas cookies with chocolate and cherry thumbprint
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The magic of Christmas is that certain things I honestly couldn’t care less about the rest of the year suddenly become a have-to-have obsession. Glace cherries (...)
After baking cookies non-stop for days on end, sometimes you just need a break. However, that doesn’t mean the cookie fun has to stop! Enter today’s instalment (...)
12 days of christmas cookies: gooey fruitcake bars
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There are two types of people in this world. People who like fruitcake, and weirdoes who don’t like fruitcake. (Apologies if you’re one of the latter. I (...)
12 days of christmas cookies: candy cane brigadeiros
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It’s hard to believe we’re already past the midway mark for this 12-day series, but here we are on Day 7! If you’re wondering about what I’ve been doing with (...)
12 days of christmas cookies toffee bacon shortbread
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It’s an established fact that bacon makes everything better. This is true of pancake breakfasts, tomato sandwiches, and yes, even cookies too. So for Day 6 of (...)
12 days of christmas cookies: chocolate mint crackles
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Christmas is all about the traditions. It’s in the foods we eat, the friends and family we visit, the gifts that we give, and the music that we play. While I (...)
12 days of christmas cookies: tahini blond chocolate cookies
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It would be almost impossible to do a series on cookies without including at least one chocolate chip cookie recipe. They are, after all, the most classic and (...)
Earlier this year, I discovered the most amazing Italian bakery. It’s not exactly well-kept secret or anything. In fact, it’s probably one of the best-known (...)
So much about the holidays is captured in the aromas of the season. The fresh pine scent of a Christmas tree. The rich aroma of a turkey roasting in the oven. (...)
12 days of christmas cookies: soft and chewy hermit bars
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It’s hard to believe, but we’re in the home stretch. Those last few days before the holiday break begins, and I finally breathe a sigh of relief because I have (...)
One of the few things The Mister and I still can’t agree on after 15 years together is leftovers. He loves them, because they’re “bonus food” that he gets to (...)
Got a hankering for a sweet chewy cookie? Move on over, oatmeal raisin, there’s a new game in town. I know these cookies don’t look all that sexy, but I (...)
In this pickle-loving household, it’s not unusual to have 2-3 different kinds of pickles in the fridge at any given time. Lately, though, the one jar I keep (...)
One of my favourite parts of summertime is my Saturday morning jaunt to the farmers market. This year’s market got off to a later start than usual because of (...)
Stay crumble and kind raspberry-rhubarb crumble bars
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Lately I’ve been spending a lot of time puttering around in the garden, taking advantage of having all this extra time at home and doing my best to channel my (...)
The first heat wave of the summer has arrived my friends, and it is a scorcher. It’s the kind of weather that makes me thankful for central air conditioning, (...)
