I’m ashamed to say that it took a world wide pandemic to get me baking again. Ralph and I have been social distancing going into our third week. Like all of you, we’re starting to go bat shit crazy! I’ve … Continue reading
Banana Milk Chocolate Chunk Cake with Cream Cheese Icing is a delicious way to use over ripe bananas. Deep winter in eastern Canada is hard. Plain and simple, no embellishment, dealing with every inconvenience you can imagine from impassable sidewalks … Continue reading
We were half way through service when I looked up at Liz and realized it was our anniversary. Five years ago, on Valentine’s Day we launched our first menu at the Urban Deli under the name Italian by Night. Her restaurant … Continue reading
The clothesline sagged daily with the weight of sopping bathing suits and beach towels. For the last three weeks, the sun blazed as my family played together; boating, beach days, picnics, lazing on the pond, family get-togethers, friends dropping by, … Continue reading
Mom has baked me the same birthday cake for every one of my fifty-five years. Delicate layers of vanilla infused cake, the most cheek sucking lemon filling then the whole cake is drowned in brown sugar boiled icing. I’ve shared … Continue reading
During our time at the farm, I’m inspired to experiment with century old recipes. I love playing around with combinations of ingredients that farm housewives would have used at the turn of the century. Of course, I’m not using a … Continue reading
It’s rhubarb season! Every year of my baking life, I’ve tried to imagine the joy people had before the age of fruit all year long, when rhubarb was ready to turn into saliva inducing treats. After a long winter of … Continue reading
Trying to pretend that I’m happy during any holiday is impossible. I want to be super mom and all “I’m so proud of my kids and completely understand and support their choice to build their lives thousands of miles away … Continue reading
The very first cake that I ever made was for him. Mom helped me pour the mix into a tiny blue plastic bowl; part of the Easy-Bake Oven kit Santa had left. I stood on a chair to reach the … Continue reading
This is the cake of my childhood. Fudge pudding cake – I could make it from memory by the time I was twelve. Simple ingredients, a bowl, a spoon and a dish to bake it in. I’ve not made it … Continue reading
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