Bruschetta has sadly become synonymous with any type of tomato mixture dumped on top of insipid, usually cold, toasted bread covered in melted rubbery mozzarella. This is just a really bad North American interpretation of a spectacularly simple yet stunningly … Continue reading
French Baguettes are the perfect bread to begin your bread making career. All you need is four ingredients, an oven and a bottle to spritz water. A stand mixer or food processor can make the job easier but you could … Continue reading
UPDATE: It’s April 6th, 2020 and the world has been infected with Covid – 19. In order to fight against this highly infectious virus, Canada, has been asked to self isolate. … Continue reading
Every recipe box needs at least one muffin weapon! My Raspberry Cream Cheese Muffin recipe has been described as EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I think they’ve earned that reputation because once you take the first bite it’s impossible to stop! The raspberries … Continue reading
Brie en Croute – oozy cheese in a crispy buttery crust – I had you at oozy! It’s critical, during the holidays, to have one show-stopping snack up your sleeve for entertaining. A round of brie makes serving hors d’oeuvres … Continue reading
Banana Bread, again? you ask. Fair enough. I have written more posts about Banana Bread than anything else because I always have ripe bananas in my freezer. Once our bananas reach a certain brown speckles to yellow skin ratio into the … Continue reading
I was ready to hang myself Sunday, after the fifth batch of popovers bombed. I can make these suckers in my sleep, but for some reason the magic failed me. We were prepping the new menu at Billy’s Seafood Company. Each member … Continue reading
My kitchen looks like a bomb went off, when I cook. Summer’s winding down leaving us short on time to spend with friends here at the farm, so we doubled booked this weekend. Friends over-night Friday then different friends over-night … Continue reading
For the last two weeks, an increasingly pervasive, sweet fragrance saturated the air in my kitchen. Not from the stone-ware pitcher of lilacs sitting in the middle of the table but rather, from a bunch of bananas rotting on my … Continue reading
Blue Sky Bakery Bran Muffins; fuel for insane schedules. I’m on a ‘what-to-eat-for-breakfast kick lately. Its my schedule. I’m not whining. I love being busy but lately my busy has morphed into insane. We’re preparing to sell Carmarthen St., renovations start … Continue reading
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