Last month, I finally nailed down a chocolate chip cookie that I think is an all time winner.  Of course, that recipe will be in rotation here forever… This led me to think that we don’t have a go-to peanut butter cookie recipe.  Without any ripe fruit in the fruit bowl vying for a delicious… Continue reading

We are a family of foodies, that’s a given.  So much so that when we eat out and have had a memorable dish, we try to re-create it at home, just for fun.   My latest attempt was to try to re-create “Tate’s” ginger zinger cookies.  They are my absolute favorite, with the perfect balance of… Continue reading

Growing up, I remember every year at the Holidays there were certain treats that we never saw any other time of the year.  One such treat was a red tin of shortbread cookies, the one with the little paper cups separating the different cookies – although I always felt that they all tasted the same… Continue reading

I have to admit by this time in the summer I long for a cooler day.  Though, not as a respite to the heat, more for the opportunity to turn on the oven and bake.  The thought of twisting that dial, and indadvertedly heating the kitchen, when it’s so hot outside doesn’t seem right With… Continue reading

My daughter and I travelled to Toronto last week, a little girls getaway (along with educational excursions, of course).  When we arrived at our hotel in the very late afternoon (around high tea time), we were delighted to find a lovely plate of cookies waiting in our room.  As you know, I wouldn’t even dream… Continue reading

Well I’ve gone and done it!  Made the best gluten free Oatmeal Cookie – ever.  The thing is, I wasn’t really trying for a best in the baking department, I was trying to use up some of the 20 or so half bags of flour I have accumulated, I swear they procreate in the dark… Continue reading

When Holiday baking, don’t you feel you have to raise the bar a bit? Everyday oatmeal craisin cookies, while good, feel like a Monday morning snack. banana bread, a great accompaniment to a bagged lunch. Even my best lemon ricotta cheesecake, which is a favorite for dinner parties, just doesn’t feel special enough. So, I made… Continue reading

It’s September 25th, and I still haven’t gotten into the whole school routine, yet. Still searching for that rhythm that comes from repetition. Every morning seems like a mad dash to the finish line, with all the fall sports to pack up for, homework to be accounted for, and then there’s the lunch. I try… Continue reading