The Ultimate Crumble for Apple Crumble
I remember telling a friend that Santa Dana had brought me a dehydrator – he instantly teased and said,`oooooh, a bunch of crunchy food.` He was teasing of course but it did make me think and is...
View ArticleRhubarb Pie and `Cake`
I lived in farm country from the time I was two years old until I was 5. When we moved to the suburbs of Toronto my parents brought the tradition of a large food garden with them for many years (it...
View ArticleNo Work Apple Turnovers (with a cheat)
Imagine having homemade apple turnovers with less than 3 minutes of work… And remember these posts: Dehydrated Apple Apple Stuff Sauce (two-different apples there) Make your own pizza dough Possibly...
View ArticleHomemade Watermelon Jello (Vegetarian as well)
This recipe was born out of curiosity and I recognize that squeezing a solid watermelon into a liquid for the purpose of making it solid again is pretty silly. But isn`t that just the point sometimes?...
View ArticleSpicy Bacon Caramel Candy Recipe
Let`s start this post off with a giant big-ol`shoutout to Kaela of Local Kitchen Blog. While we`ve never met, Dana and I consider her a friend and have had the pleasure of writing back and forth a...
View ArticleThe Best Lemon Curd Recipe (with Blueberry Maple Crack)
I find myself increasingly facing a dilemma when sharing our recipes as so many of them are reliant on preserves we made and, while substitutions can be made, the same results just won’t happen without...
View ArticleRhubarb Crumble with Maple, Pepper and Balsamic
Although I don’t have a sweet tooth, I’m willing to make exceptions. Like this one: There is nothing quite as awesome as the early summer combination of rhubarb and strawberry. Add the crunch of a...
View ArticleRhubarb Maple Lemon Curd
As we continue to push ourselves to cook more and more seasonally, the task becomes more and more fun. Dana once read that the challenge is to “cook what’s available as opposed to what you want.” At...
View ArticleSugar Cookies with Bourbon and Fermented Jalapenos (Recipe)
When I was a child, my ‘specialty’ was baking oatmeal cookies. I was a real ‘pro’ when it came to cookie dough. But that was a long time ago – I haven’t baked a single cookie in 20 or 25 years. I’m...
View ArticleMaple, Whisky And Sour Cream Apple Tart Recipe
Yep, this happened. And while it’s probably more accurate to call it a galette, I called it a tart for no reason. So, a tart it is… I don’t have much of a sweet tooth but if a desert include apples,...
View ArticleApple Hand Pies (with maple syrup, whiskey and sour cream)
I’m not a giant fan of desert – until apples are involved. Once apples enter into the equation, desert is suddenly my favorite dish. If you’ve never baked before, don’t let that stop you! This was my...
View ArticlePear Galette Recipe
You’ve never made a pie before? Struggling with confidence when it comes to baking? Or maybe just looking for a new spin on an old theme? This is one of the easiest things I’ve ever made – and it’s a...
View ArticleCherry Ricotta Maple Rum Galette
Booya! This was awesome! Just absolutely awesome. I’d love to say more about it but I really can’t – it is my definition of the perfect desert. If you’re not much of a baker it’s a great place to...
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