It’s post-Thanksgiving weekend here in Canada, and I feel like I ate my weight in stuffing this long weekend. I did manage to go on a bit of a hike yesterday, and came home all energized and feeling good (or at least less guilty about all that – very, very delicious – stuffing). And then…
Canning Pumpkin: From Gourd to Gourmet
Things I have canned in the last year: lemon curd strawberry-cranberry jam strawberry-rhubarb jam strawberry-peach jam wine jelly limoncello (ok, so I didn’t can it, but I did keep it in a can! Does that count?) pickled beets pickled mixed vegetables and now…PUMPKIN! That’s right, I’m in the middle of making my own pumpkin pie,…
Memories of Meals Past: Carrot Muffins & Apple-Pear Butter
I had some carrots in the fridge that I wanted to use up, and I was craving something sweet but healthy, so last night I made carrot muffins using this recipe. I meant to post it last night but after baking until the wee hours of the morning, I thought I should actually get some sleep, so while it’s not a tbt feature,…
Rewind! Chocolate Bubble Eclairs & an Apple Update
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…
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…