Double Chocolate Muffins
At work this week we had another double birthday. To prevent total treat overload we split the celebration out into two days of muffins - Lemon Poppy-Seed one day, and…
Lemon Poppyseed Muffins
Every year one of my colleagues asks for a lemon poppy-seed dessert for his birthday. I've made everything from a classic pound cake to lemon poppy-seed cookies, and nothing has…
Apple Cinnamon Coffee Cake
My mum invited the whole family over for brunch last weekend, and even though she said I shouldn't bring anything, and even though we've been super busy with home renovations,…
Mini Double Chocolate Muffins
February is a busy birthday month in my office, so while most of the time we celebrate with cake or cupcakes, February gets a little more variety. Last week I…
Quick Cranberry-Orange Scones
During The Quest for Brunch Excellence, I deemed developing a great scone recipe something of utmost importance. I went through 3 or 4 techniques, and after trying to serve fresh…
No-cake Birthday: Mini Pies – Apple and Rhubarb-Raspberry
My husband's birthday was last week, and while he's always up for cake, his real idea of a treat is a nice fruit pie. The day of his birthday, I…
Mini Chocolate Chip Cookies
On my mum's side of the family, it has recently become a tradition to celebrate Christmas together in early January. Everyone is so busy with their nuclear families on the…
Family Christmas Cookie 5: Grandma Ruth’s Apple Fruit Cake
Each year, my husband's family anxiously awaits the arrival of grandma Ruth's apple fruit cake, which is another favorite from the family cookbook. I love this fruitcake for three reasons…
Cranberry Almond Coffee Cake
It dawned on me that once I mentioned my Quest for Brunch Excellence, that I should probably make good on sharing some of those wonderful recipes. This morning we had…
Cinnamon-Nutmeg Coffee Cake
I have mixed feelings about Daylight Savings Time. On one hand, I really love the long summer nights - there's something so freeing about having 3 or 4 hours of…
Ginger Pear Blueberry Crisp
Remember that fridge and freezer cleanout I was talking about? Turns out there were even more mediocre pears left (I guess that's the downside of Costco, when it's bad, it's…
Raw Cherry Chia Jam
Every fall I start making great big batches of soup to freeze into individual portions for wonderful winter work lunches or a quick dinners, and every fall, I need to…
Pear Crisp
Last weekend we stocked up on pears for something a little different to spice up our lunches and late night snacks. Sadly, they looked much better than they tasted. Not…
Zucchini Bread
Well, it's that time of the year again - we're most of the way through summer and it's zucchini mania. I honestly have a refrigerator full of the stuff. I…
Banana Crunch Bread
I don't know about you, but when summer rolls around, we go a little produce crazy and end up at the local farmer's market each and every weekend. Right now…