Food, Travel, and Cooking!
Check out this new recipe! Deliciously comforting apple cake…great with coffee or tea and also as a dessert with, perhaps a dollop of ice cream or whipped cream! Or if you are really wanting to live dangerously…for breakfast! For the recipe click the “Recipes” tab at the top of the page. And as they say […]
Ramps and Rhubarb! Yes, we are up to our knees in both! We fired up the stove at #5 this week stocking up our larder and freezer using these delectable spring delicacies. You can’t go wrong with rhubarb muffins or rhubarb coffee cake. A must in our house is making the annual batch of rhubarb ketchup. Ramps aka […]
I just made this coffee cake again, it’s my go to recipe. The sour cream gives the cake a nice crumb. Can hardly wait to make a cup of coffee and have a slice. It freezes very well too! Cinnamon-Nut Topping (recipe below) 2 ¼ cups sifted flour 2 tsp. baking powder ½ tsp. each […]
One of the glories of spring is going into your own garden and picking young rhubarb. Or, failing that, your farmers markets are sure to have beautiful rhubarb just waiting for you! This cake would also be nice with a cup of tea or even for breakfast! For The Streusel Topping: ¾ cup chopped walnuts […]
There are just some things I can’t get enough of when it’s so bloody cold outside. We set records here in Vancouver but so far no snow… I’m thinking, I need a big bowl of Mexican meatball soup to warm me up! Ole´… Mexican Meatball Soup A good stew would is just the thing as well. Phyllis’ […]