Food, Travel, and Cooking!
Once upon a time there was another Royal Wedding (William’s parents). I baked these scones and stayed up all night to watch the wedding eating scones with homemade strawberry jam, clotted cream and little cucumber sandwiches. What a picture, me in my nightie, sitting propped up in bed with tea, scones and little sandwiches. Somehow, […]
This is one terrific Bundt cake! My Dad loved spice cakes of any kind, so we always baked a spice cake for his birthday. It was always popular when I made it at work, usually for a corporate luncheon around the end of October. Back in the day, I used my own cooked pumpkin and […]
A cake I like to make every fall using rum applesauce. If I am not going to bake the cake within a few days, I divide the applesauce into separate containers and put them in the freezer until I’m ready to bake. I’ve used the rum applesauce in muffins as well. We have an apple […]
This little cake has been my go to for what seems like forever. Everyone should have a simple chocolate cake recipe in their back pocket. It doesn’t require any milk or eggs and is whisked together quickly. Makes 1 – 8” cake 1 ½ cups unbleached flour 1 cup brown sugar, not packed ¼ cup […]
Being able to bake simple things like biscuits and quick breads is such a very good thing and you’ll impress everyone! Biscuits should be slightly moist, tender, light and flaky, satisfying and delicious. Biscuits are wonderful with soups, main course salads and stews! I made a discovery years ago out of necessity. Being absolutely slammed at […]
Once upon a time there was a very special bakery by the name of “Ecco il Pane” here in Vancouver. The baker made fantastic apple and rhubarb turnovers. The filling was sensational and so is this crisp! I like to make up a batch of the topping and store in the freezer so that when […]
I have always loved fruit crisps, so simple but delicious, using glorious seasonal fruits. It’s quick and easy to put together a fruit crisp when this mix is ready and waiting in the freezer or in the fridge. You can mix different fruits together, perhaps using strawberries, blueberries, raspberries and blackberries and in the winter, apples, […]
Being able to turn out a decent pie crust is not that difficult, really! Follow these steps and I think you’ll like the results whether you’re a newbie or an old hand at pastry making. My Mom’s Pastry For Pie’s – For 2 or 3 Double Crust Pies, depending on the size of the pie pan. I […]