Oh, breakfast. It's still the weakest link in my meal game. But I swear that I'm trying to get better at eating it. Do you know what's kind of sad, though? The breakfast recipes that tend to appeal to me most are the ones that resemble something close to dessert. These Maple and Brown Sugar... Continue Reading →
Favourite five: Recipes I tried for the first time in 2017
I try a lot of new recipes throughout the year. Sometimes they're recipes I've made up, other times they're recipes that have been perfected by home chefs and bakers across the internet. Either way, I enjoy the experience of trying something new. When I find a recipe I really enjoy, I try to come back... Continue Reading →
Recipe review: Marla Meridith’s Blackberry Barley Breakfast Bake
Here's the thing about breakfast: It's the meal that I struggle with the most. On the one hand, there are definitely breakfast foods that I absolutely love--French toast. Omlettes. Bacon. Waffles. At the same time, I tend not to actually eat any of those foods at breakfast time, and rarely during the week. I'm just... Continue Reading →
Recipe review: bake or break’s Sour Cream Banana Coffee Cake
Ask just about anyone what they do when they have extra bananas, and you'll get one of two answers: "bake with them" or "freeze them for later." Few people do that with other types of fruit, but bananas? We're all over that. So what did I do when I found myself with extra bananas a... Continue Reading →
Recipe: Strawberry-Swirled Lemon Loaf
Cravings--we all get them. Yet there are some flavour cravings that I rarely get. Salt, for example, or anything sour. Lemons fall into that latter category. And yet, every once in a while, they happen. A couple of weeks ago, I was hit by a major craving for something lemon-flavoured. Especially a lemon-flavoured baked something.... Continue Reading →