Happy Saturday! Welcome to the 99th post, the one before the much anticipated 100th post!! Oh boy, I can hardly wait :) Over here the sun is shining, the kids are finally healthy again, the airplanes are rattling the roof thanks to the nearby Airshow, and we’re about to get another look at our new […]
Hazelnut (Nutella) Mousse
I’ve been a little lax in the posting department lately since things have been busy around here! My whole family is around since a new baby joined the family and my parents are here from Ontario and also celebrating 30 years of marriage, so we’re enjoying copious amounts of far-too-rare family time! Naturally, this means […]
Lemon Rhubarb Streusel Scones
Yum yum yum. This was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made, if I do say so myself. Better than my decision to wear heels grocery shopping. Better than my decision to wear yellow. Better than my decision, even, to buy jeggings. I threw together a variety of recipe ideas/measurements/ oven temperatures with […]
Raspberry Lemon Layer Cake
Raspberry and lemon has to be one of the best combinations out there, and this cake is no exception. Every now and then I see something or think of something that I just know will be perfect and delicious and exactly what I feel like eating when the moment arrives to eat it. This […]
Chewy Homemade Granola Bars
Granola bars that aren’t really all that healthy are one of my favourite things. In highschool I ate so many chocolate-covered granola bars that I started having a Pavlovian-type response to the end-of-day bell; it rang, I craved a chocolate granola bar. There is something so wonderfully sneaky about those chocolate-covered granola bars: because you […]
When life gives you lemons, make lemon bars
I thought we could all use a bit of a break from peanut butter (my overstock is finally depleting), and the freshness of lemon is the perfect antidote. These lemon bars are one of my husband’s favourite treats, and I don’t make them nearly often enough. Let’s focus on lemon freshness, and not the cleaning […]
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
Can you believe it? Yet another peanut butter cookie recipe! You may recall my warning about the 2 kg tub of peanut butter needing to be used – sometimes I hyperbolize, but this wasn’t one of those times. My mom has been making these peanut butter cookies for as long as I can remember. They never fail […]
Nice Buns
I always have the best intentions of making my own bread and buns, but it pretty rarely turns into action. Not having a stand mixer is a good excuse, I figure, but not good enough, I know. There really is nothing like the sense of accomplishment when, 60 million hours after starting, you pull fresh […]
Rosemary Garlic Roasted Beets
I’ve been meaning to try roasted beets for aaaages, but Carl was dragging his feet as he sometimes does in the new-veggie department so I put it off and tried to convince him to put them in his smoothies instead, which also ended unsuccessfully. I wasn’t willing to give up, though, because they are a […]
Flourless Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies
Well, I told you I would make some more cookies, and I never tell a lie. I was momentarily diverted from cookies while we made our first beach trip of the season this week! K-fer got his first mouthful of gravelly sand, and badly wanted to go back for more…I’m still not sure I’m […]
