Rustic Apple, Nectarine and Grape Tart

This is one of those recipes you must keep in your arsenal of "emergency go-to" dishes.  Oh please don't tell me you don't have an emergency list of go-to dishes.  You know the ones when someone is dropping by on short notice or you are just too tired to make a fancy dessert.  This tart [...]

Rustic Apple, Nectarine and Grape Tart2020-10-12T19:37:41-04:00

Golden Carrot Cake Muffins – Go Team Canada!

Okay here we are. The ladies bought home the gold - thank you very much! Now it's the guys turn. To get ready for the big game tomorrow, I made some carrot cake mini cupcakes. So easy, so tasty! I liked both the recipe and the cream cheese frosting recipe. I have a go to [...]

Golden Carrot Cake Muffins – Go Team Canada!2020-10-12T19:37:43-04:00

Valentine’s Day Chocolate Cake

Nope, she’s definitely not going to like this one. My wife is a very private person. So, open displays of affection – such as my dedicating this simple chocolate cake to her, are not her style (see picture below). Now having come from a family of huggers that openly display affection through hugs – it’s [...]

Valentine’s Day Chocolate Cake2020-10-12T19:37:43-04:00

Let them eat cake!

But delicious cake!  What a week it's been.  Between my "What's for Dinner" day and evening classes and my personal engagements, there was very little time to do a blog last week.  So, here's what I did work on in my spare time.  One of my loyal customers wanted 2 birthday cakes to celebrate a [...]

Let them eat cake!2020-10-12T19:37:46-04:00

BKM – Carrot Muffins with Cream Cheese Icing

My apologies for not posting last week, a wonderful person succumbed to cancer and though he will be dearly missed by anyone who ever met him, his genuine warmth and sense of humor is indelibly etched in all our memories.  Taken much too young.  But that is life my friends and we must persevere and move forward.   So I'm [...]

BKM – Carrot Muffins with Cream Cheese Icing2020-10-12T19:37:46-04:00

BKM – Apple Pie with Cheddar Crust

We were all excited yesterday – going to go apple picking! It really is one of my favorite memories of cool fall Saturdays with the kids and their friends. I always came home with a couple of bags of apples – the crispness of apples just off the tree, the sweet tartiness of that first [...]

BKM – Apple Pie with Cheddar Crust2020-10-12T19:37:47-04:00

Lemon Tarts with Lemon Curd

I have a friend who loves lemon in all desserts.  Every time I do an engagement at his place, he has to have the taste of lemons in his dessert.  I have this dessert – I think the secret to the extra lemony taste is the lemon zest in the crust.  The crust itself is [...]

Lemon Tarts with Lemon Curd2020-10-12T19:37:47-04:00

BKM – Chocolate Chip Cookies

Yes… you can make these delicious cookies using the BKM – again, I cannot emphasize enough – 1 container to clean up convenience.  I made two sizes – only because I had a helper and one ice cream scoop, so I used the spoon method.  This was a Sunday night experiment and the more familiar [...]

BKM – Chocolate Chip Cookies2020-10-12T19:37:47-04:00

Chewy Molasses Cookies

Recently, my morning routine has evolved into stopping off at the local coffee shop to pick up my coffee before going to see my dad. I normally don't have cravings for sweet things - no it's true, for me if you are going to have a treat, make it spicy. But this morning I couldn't help [...]

Chewy Molasses Cookies2020-10-12T19:37:49-04:00

Lemon Egg Yolk Cookies

Many recipes call for the use of just the yolks or whites of an egg. With good reason, they are tried and true classics that yield great results. Many people I speak with shy away from these recipes as they don't know what to do with the other part of the egg. Well here's a [...]

Lemon Egg Yolk Cookies2020-10-12T19:37:49-04:00
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