cookies and bars

When I was a little girl, my grandmother Ekstrom made lemon squares for “club”. Her club consisted of a small group of…

I survived Christmas day. There were moments of breathlessness or maybe just not wanting to breathe… Tradition crept in throughout the day,…

I’m days away from hosting our twelfth ‘Christmas on Carmarthen’ party. The girls were fourteen the first year that we hosted what…

Fruitcake is one of those sweets that people either love or politely refuse. It’s an old-fashioned dessert that was lovingly ‘put up’…

Dark Chocolate Shortbread Cookies are a delectable journey of indulgence. The velvety embrace of rich, buttery shortbread perfectly complement the intensity of…

Winter’s first snowfall, usually, leaves me feeling childish anticipation for the season. Last night it just felt wet and cold. Walking home…

I told you a couple of weeks ago that I would be baking cookies over the next few months to give away…

I love fennel seed. In fact, I would go so far as to say I crave it. I use it in pasta…

I had a really long day yesterday. I slept poorly, was up early and worked a long day. I’m getting ready to launch…

I saw Kaitie on Sunday. She met us at the Toronto airport during our lay-over holding a homemade cardboard sign that said,…