The wonderful thing about cleaning up is you find all kinds of things treasures you never knew you had or (in my case – ahem, my wife calls it junk), that you never thought you had. Well we found this treasure of a recipe which was from my mother-in-law who was a wonderful baker. This [...]
No mixer required! That should draw your attention. Here’s one for the folks who are starting off and may not have a stand mixer to make some of the other treats in this blog. I love recipes like this – simple ingredients (always room for substitutions) that when combined make you go ahhhhhhh, it’s Christmas. [...]
Think of this recipe as macarons without the tiny perfect semi-circles with the perfect legs and smooth sheen on top. These are just delightful crunchy and chewy cookies. Macarons without the heartache of failed but delicious macarons! I do believe macarons are overrated – wait, deliciously overrated. It is something (I think) that takes lots [...]
Unless you have been hiding from all forms of social media over the last few months, you will have heard of the Squid Games. I fell in love with this show from the second episode. Although the first episode set the context, I wasn’t sure I’d continue with it until I saw a preview of [...]
I'm submitting this cookie for you to try. I'll admit it isn't a beautiful cookie, but it does have a lovely short-bread like texture with a delicate bite from the black pepper and candy coated fennel. The dough is wonderful to work with and comes together in the processor. Fennel is a great digestive in [...]
These will go great with your charcuterie board or brunch table or even just with cocktails! You know that hungry feeling when its way past dinner and you are only going to be up for a few more minutes – these would do the job! They have oats and some spicy ingredients to provide enough [...]
Here is a quick glaze that is beyond delicious on salmon. Simple ingredients (and only 4 of them) you probably have in your pantry/fridge that when mixed together produce a super tasty glaze/marinade. And that's the key, always ensure your glaze is tasty. Remember, it will not magically become tasty by putting it on something [...]
It has been a while since I gave you something to bake hasn't it?! As the weather gets colder we're turning more to soups, stews and comfort food again. Walking through the stores I’m seeing Christmas stuff out already and although I am a big fan of Christmas, I think it is too early. But, [...]
My wife hardly ever asks me to make something, but she inspires me to make everything! She also flips through numerous foodie sites and will start telling me about a recipe or it’s ingredients to see if I’m interested in the dish. Sweet or savory, this is her area of expertise – research and subliminally [...]
I haven’t made a cookie for you in a while and in hindsight, I'm glad I didn’t because you will love this one. It comes together beautifully well, intensely chocolatey, and as always – room for add-ins and swaps. This Chocolate Toffee Nut Cookie adapted slightly from the Epicurious site, is my new favorite cookie. [...]
