Its has been a couple months now since I have started making Kombucha. I have experimented with the length of time (2 weeks vs 3 weeks) and composition of the tea. I tried various ratios of green tea and black tea, strength of tea (by adding more tea bags, longer steeping times), amount of sugar…
Mixed Berry Apple Jam!! Its jammed full of goodness.
Making jam is something I became addicted to. I love how each jam recipe turns out different and how many different ways I can use jam. I’ve used homemade jams on toast, baking and as gifts but there are so many other ways to use it as well. The nice thing with homemade jam is…
Cream Puffs: fill them, freeze them, eat them. A wonderful treat to beat the heat.
Cream puffs are a delicious treat for any time. They make great desserts for parties. The best part is that you can make a bunch of them and then freeze them just like profiteroles! You willl be able to have a frozen treat any time you like. Be creative with the filling. You can fill…
Coconut Rum Cupcakes
This is a must have for coconut lovers!! Coconut rum brings another level to the coconut flavour. Choose your favourite coconut rum and bake away! Begin by beating softened butter and slowly adding brown sugar. You want to combine the brown sugar until it becomes a light brown and the majority of the sugar has…
Tiramisu + Cheesecake = Heaven
Ever wanted to have cheesecake and Tiramisu together? Well now you can! This all started when I was going to make a Tiramisu but I was unaware of how many people were showing up to the party. Definitely one recipe of Tiramisu was not going to be enough. I looked and looked online for a…
Rock that Almond Roca!!
Warning!!! After reading this post, you may not want to eat Almond Roca ever again (ok well you may not want to eat the whole batch of Almond Roca). Almond Roca basically consists of sugar and butter with a little bit of almond and chocolate. Almond Roca can be a bit tricky to do on…
Secret to making yummy, juicy, finger licking good chicken
Yummy Brined Chicken My secret to making any chicken is brining it. It will help keep the chicken moist and will season the meat to make it tasty. It is very simple to do and can be done the night before. I have experimented with different ratios and adding flavours to the brine. Finally I…
Yummy Flourless Cupcakes!!
My aunt has celiac disease, a disease that affects the small intestine. Gluten damages the small intestines and that is why celiacs go on a gluten-free diet. A couple of years ago, when my aunt discovered she was celiac, her life changed. She had to restrict many things out of her diet such as cakes,…
Too much buttermilk. Why oh why?…. Let’s make Fan-tans
We love buttermilk in baking, but there are times when you go to the grocery store and they are out of the smallest size of buttermilk. You end up leaving the store with a 1 L carton of buttermilk. There are various things that you can make with leftover buttermilk like Fan-Tans (buttermilk rolls). Not…
To Apple Jam or To Apple Butter?
I got a slight addiction to jamming. I love the experimentation, the flavours and the canning process. As I was googling recipes to try I discovered something called Apple Butter. What is apple butter?? Its apples cooked so long that it becomes the consistency of butter. This recipe is great when you have lots of…
EAT it NOW or EAT it LATER 