AN APPLE UPDATE: Guess what? Remember when I posted about how I had entered the Apple Crisp Recipe Competition for the Canadian Baking and Sweets Show? And how I was a finalist? It took place this past Saturday, and…I won! I came home with a gorgeous gift basket of cupcake-baking supplies as well as a…
Archives for September 2015
Mini Reese’s Cupcakes: The Perfect Mouthful of Chocolate & P.B.!
Ever since I came across the new Reese’s spread, I’ve been wanting to try it out. As 0ne of my colleagues said, it tastes exactly like the inside of a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup. But more chocolate-y! So when I found a jar on double-sale (on sale at the store, plus a rebate using a…
All Things Apple, or Let Us Eat (Apple) Kuchen!
I have so many apple-y things to talk about that I don’t know where to start. So I’ll just dive right in! This week my on-line bake-a-long group is making Dorie Greenspan’s Apple Kuchen, from her Baking Chez Moi cookbook. It’s a cross between an apple tart and a custard, and reminds me so very…
Chunks o’ Brownie Ice Cream (Gluten-Free & Easier Than You Think)
Over a year ago, I made a batch of gluten-free, quinoa-based brownies for a dinner party that I hosted. They. Were. Awesome! So rich, so buttery and chewy, all cocoa and caramel-ly tasting, and just plain yum! I had served it with some homemade ice cream, and had the brainwave to one day combine the…
Jam-Filled Sandwich Cookies and Curious Cat Cravings
There’s a delicious smell wafting through my home right now: Jam-Filled Sandwich Cookies are baking away in my oven. They smell soooo good! My plan was to bring some in to work tomorrow, but they smell so butterly delicious that I might just change my mind and keep them all for me for my notorious…