This week was peachy around here! Chelsea showed up mid-week with 40 lbs of peaches and we over-ambitiously flash-boiled every single one of them to make for easy peeling so we could make them into a variety of recipes for the freezer. Well, we ran out of steam mid-peeling (read: the kids ran out of […]
Saturday Sweets: Peach Raspberry Crumble Bars
Peach season always totally sneaks up on me. It’s here, but it’s not here for long, so get out and get some peaches before it’s too late! Carl’s away for 20 days (I know, right? How am I even expected to recognize him at the airport?) so any baking I do has to be consumed […]
Saturday Sweets: Homemade Fudgesicles
I have to thank my BFF Alyssa for even giving me the idea to make homemade fudgesicles! I can’t remember the last time I had a fudgesicle – elementary school sports days come to mind, when we got a treat to celebrate the end of a sweaty, competitive day. I always loved the soft, chewy, […]
Saturday Sweets: Cookie Dough Frozen Yogurt
With summer coming frozen yogurt season is here! Do you prefer ice cream or frozen yogurt? I’m a frozen yogurt girl all the way, and knowing how easy it is to make at home is daaaangerrrrous. Take some yogurt, add some mix-ins, and freeze it. Doesn’t get any easier than that, does it?! Healthier versions […]
Lemon Coconut Tarts with Homemade Lemon Curd
Are they tarts or are they mini pies? I had a hard time deciding, but since the lemon curd filling made me think of lemon pie, we’re going with mini pies. Whatever you want to call these little bites, they’re easy, they’re springy, they’re cute, and they’re gluten and dairy free! I made these last […]
Heart-Shaped Cake with Strawberry Cream Cheese Frosting
Happy Valentine’s Day!! Love it or hate it, you can’t rain on my parade – I don’t do anything particularly special for Valentine’s Day, my husband and I don’t do presents (in fact, we won’t even be together for dinner), but I love the whole idea of a day dedicated to showing your love. We […]
Brownie Cake with Coconut Meringue: A Celebration!
I am terrible at remembering things like birthdays, anniversaries, and other milestones. Heck, I can barely remember what day of the week it is most of the time! But early this week I was somehow struck, thinking about how Sarah and I made a gorgeous vibrant rainbow cake last year around this time for some […]
Leftover Cranberry Sauce Oat Bars
LEFTOVERS. People seem to love ’em or hate ’em, and I love a good set of polarized camps! I am that person that just has to take a stance on an issue, whether I really feel strongly about it or not, because I feel very uncomfortable sitting on the fence. So here you have it: […]
Saturday Sweets: Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Squares
Who doesn’t love Rice Krispies? Ooooooo, OOOhhh, oooh, pick me, pick meeee! (*waves hands over head*) But wait, what’s that you say? You’ve put them into square form and added peanut butter and chocolate? Ohhh, SNAP. And crackle. And, obviously, pop. I’ll eat that. It’s the strange truth: Rice Krispies in milk give me the […]
A Cherished Canadian Food Recipe: Best Ever Nanaimo Bars
I don’t make the “best ever” claim often, but as something of a Nanaimo bar fanatic, I have tried, and will continue to try, many a Nanaimo bar in many a place, and, call me biased, but I like mine the best. Ever. Ok, not MINE, per se, since actually my Mom developed this recipe to […]
