Baking and Sweet Endings

Baking and Sweet Endings

Zucchini Parmesan Bread

It’s nearing the end of summer…and with that comes the ultimate question, what the heck am I going to do with all this zucchini?  Well, here’s a quick bread that would be delicious with a salad or soup or toasted up for breakfast. Makes 1 Loaf 3 cups unbleached flour, you can use a little […]

Baking and Sweet Endings

Blueberry Oatmeal Muffins

The blueberries, here in B.C., are gorgeous!   It’s great to make these muffins when the berries are in season.  I freeze them for later use so I can make these muffins at other times of the year. I usually double the recipe just to have a bunch on hand in the freezer. Makes 9 […]

Baking and Sweet Endings

Buttermilk Corn Bread

Another one of our favourite quick breads. It’s so good with soups, chili  or a main course salad. I love  baking with buttermilk as it provides such a nice flavour and crumb to the finished product. Makes One 8 x 8” Pan 2 large eggs ¼ cup sugar ½ cup unbleached flour ½ cup wholewheat […]

Baking and Sweet Endings

Orange Chiffon Cake

I baked this cake for my parents a few years ago, dropping if off along with a number of other baked items they liked. The very next day my dad phoned to tell me that it was “almost all gone and it was so good he couldn’t stop eating it!” Oh…and could I bake them […]

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Ramp And Buttermilk Biscuits

Wild leeks grow wild in the Northeast and Midwest of Canada and all the way down the U.S., into the Appalachians and are found only in the spring. If you are the lucky person who has learned how to forage and know where to locate them….all I can say is “I’m really jealous”. For the […]

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Rhubarb Walnut Muffins

The Rhubarb is coming on strong! Now’s the time to make lots of rhubarb goodies like these delicious muffins. We like muffins a lot so I often make a double batch to stash in the freezer to make a welcome treat for breakfast with coffee or any other time you feel like one! Yesterday I […]

Baking and Sweet Endings

Mom’s Rhubarb Custard Pie

Mom made fabulous rhubarb pies.  OK Mom made the best pies hands down! I tweaked her recipe a bit by adding some grated orange peel and I think it really adds something special to her recipe. Pie crust for a 9″ 2 crust pie (see below) For the Pie Filling: 3 cups rhubarb, cut into […]