These chocolate chip muffins are deliciously moist and fluffy, the perfect hand held school lunch box treat! I’ve been making this recipe for a few years now. I was looking for a muffin recipe that was slightly healthier than a piece of a cake – i.e a little less butter and sugar! Don’t get me …
Ginger Cookies – classic crinkles!
It’s holiday baking time and these classic ginger crinkle cookies should definitely be on your to do list this holiday season. If you’re a ginger cookie fan you will LOVE these cookies – the texture is incredible and absolutely perfect. Soft and chewy ginger cookies with just the right amount of crispness around the edges. …
Pumpkin Scones – it’s officially Fall!
It’s officially fall and that means the aroma of pumpkin spiced baking in the house! Last Saturday I had the chance to wake up early and sneak downstairs to make these scrumptious pumpkin scones – which completely filled my need for that fall baking aroma in the house! These Pumpkin Scones are very easy to …
Italian Prune Plum Crisp
In the Okaangan, it’s harvest time and the abundance of fresh fruit has me busy baking (and posting) again! This Italian Prune Plum Crisp is hard to beat if you are looking for a quick, fresh, and super tasty dessert. I first came across these lovely plums quite a few years ago when a friend …
Home-made Peanut Butter Cups!
I have to admit peanut butter and chocolate is a weakness of mine, so when I saw a recipe for three ingredient home-made peanut butter cups I had to try them. It just seemed so much cuter than scooping peanut butter out of the jar and sprinkling chocolate chips on top – which I do …
Salted Caramel Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies
Ok…. so it’s a new year and I am impressed by all the posts I’ve seen on social media about getting in shape, eating clean, exercising, simplifying, detoxing and starting anew – but I gotta say I love some things about last year. I especially love that I made these to die for salted caramel …
Creating Christmas Traditions
I don’t come from a big immediate family ( 1 sister and 1 brother), neither does my husband, (same sibling arrangement, oddly) and we don’t have a large extended family network. While I admit I have often longed for, and no doubt idealized, about a huge festive holiday gathering – something like I imagine the …
Traditional Gingerbread Cookies
Happy November friends! Although I am officially 6 days late in welcoming the month, I am making up for it by sharing the best recipe I have found to date for traditional rolled out gingerbread cookies – these cookies are hands down the yummiest gingerbread EVER! Even friends who say they aren’t fond of gingerbread …
Ginger Peanut Cookie Bars
I am fully into Fall now – savouring the scent of apples baking, leaves turing a golden yellow, cinnamon, pumpkins, cozy sweaters, and of course the aroma of gingerbread! I love making gingerbread cookies, muffins cakes or bars that use molasses to add flavour and gorgeous golden colour to all my seasonal baking. These ginger …
Fresh Roasted Tomato Sauce
Have you ever made fresh tomato sauce – I mean with fresh ripe tomatoes not canned? I recently started making this oven roasted sauce and have to say the difference is amazing! With the abundance of tomatoes at this time of year it’s super easy to do, and trust me, you will notice a …