Forgotten Bread

Nibby Buckweat Butter Cookies

2011-11-15T13:10:00.000-05:00

This is my first time using cacao nibs. They have the texture of crushed coffee beans, and the aroma of dark-dark chocolate, but they taste smoother, like tiny crunches of unsweetened chocolate, but without the sugar and vanilla flavours that we typically associate with a chocolate bar.These cookies come together quickly, and can be bake as needed since they are essentially a slice and bake

Blueberry Lime Cream Cheese Pound Cake

2011-11-12T00:44:00.002-05:00

Based on the success of my last cream cheese pound cake, I strengthened my resolve to make this one, a blueberry lime cake that I've had bookmarked forever. The cake is quite similar to the earlier one except that it is perfumed with delicate, floral lime zest and bursting with teeny blueberries.The batter is thick and sturdy the way pound cake batter should be. You can see the baking powder

Maple Rosemary Walnuts

2011-09-26T20:37:00.000-04:00

This is a savoury cocktail snack that is secretly so easy and so addictive it ought to be illegal. Whole walnuts caramelized in a dry pan with maple syrup, a few finely chopped sprigs of rosemary, some flaky salt caramelize in a dry pan in a about five minutes. Who knew that "tree blood," and some herbs would be so delicious? The walnuts taste woodsy, sweet, bitter and salty, and a little bit

Wild Blueberry Creme Fraiche Tart

2011-09-18T15:48:00.001-04:00

It's wild blueberry season again! Wild blueberries a.k.a. my favourite thing about late summer (yes I do realize it is september! Summer's not over 'til the leaves change colour!) are teeny tiny blueberries that are tarter and cuter than their cultivated cousins.This season, I decided to bake something less rustic, and more elegant. Enter the Wild Blueberry CremeFraiche Tart, a recipe I had been

Peach and Raspberry Cornmeal Cobbler

2011-09-17T00:34:00.006-04:00

A friend recently brought me a carton of Ontario peaches, and a quick perusal of the interwebs told me that my gifted peaches wanted to share the limelight with some raspberries in this sunny cobbler.Fruit desserts, like this one are perfect for summer when you want something quick and easy to use up seasonal produce. You can toss together the fruit with some sugar, starch and lemon juice, top

Cherry Almond Cream Cheese Pound Cake

2011-09-14T11:28:00.002-04:00

This is officially my consummate pound cake. All the other pound cakes I've made pale in comparison. I shall write sonnets about this cake. This will be my afternoon tea-casual brunch- last minute dinner-party-everyday-cake. Everyone needs a cake like this in their arsenal.Fact: Cream cheese makes everything delicious and this cake is no exception to this rule of life. The cream cheese in this

Black Forest Cookies

2011-09-12T11:08:00.002-04:00

This cookie recipe has made it up onto my top 20 list of favourite cookies, the recipe comes from a New York City bakery, called Baked, which I have only ever visited in my dreams and in my kitchen thanks to their cookbook.This recipe was inspired by the classic flavours and kitsch appeal of traditional black forest torte, a ubiquitous cake in old-school European bakeries. True to form, this

Mojito Cakelets

2011-09-09T19:43:00.002-04:00

These cakes came about a bit randomly. I invited a friend over for dinner, and wanted a nice dessert because baking is my thing and I have a reputation to uphold. I have also been having a lot of cocktail parties and playing DIY mixologist, so cocktails have been on the mind, as such I have a fridge full of limes, a bottle of rum, some fresh mint from a salad-making spree and a hankering for

Lemon Pudding Cakes

2011-09-07T07:58:00.000-04:00

This is a dessert I haven't made in a very long time despite the fact that I love citrus desserts and used to enjoy it all the time as a kid. Lemon pudding cake is one of the fancy desserts that I will always associate dinner parties and holidays. This recipe is a little bit different from the one my mom used to make, but the outcome is fairly similar: a tangy sweet lemon curd topped with a

Lemon Ginger Oatmeal Cake with Dried Cranberries

2011-09-06T09:29:00.000-04:00

This is a not-too sweet tea-cake full of oatmeal, bran, fresh ginger, lemon zest and chewy dried cranberries. It is the kind of cake you could justify eating for breakfast or as a hearty pick me up snack on a rainy afternoon. A simple sugar glaze and a smattering of crystallized ginger make it pretty and inviting and adding subtle heat to each bite. This recipe is a great way to use up your last

Homemade Chrystallized Ginger

2011-02-03T22:36:00.000-05:00

Wow, I have not blogged in quite a while, why must school take so much time away from baking? In any case, I'm getting back into the habit right now with this belated post about homemade candied ginger.Crystallized ginger was not something I ever ate as a kid, but I find it fascinating now. I think I like the idea of eating crystallized shards of things and fresh ginger is one of my

Vegan Vanilla Cupcakes

2011-01-14T13:21:00.003-05:00

Despite my professed love of butter, I begrudgingly respect my vegan friends and loved ones and I really want to feed them cupcakes,.These picturesque cupcakes are a simple vegan recipe from Vegan Cupcakes Take over the World, the book that makes it possible for all my friends to receive cupcakes. These were so simple to make and very very delicious.The cupcakes were uber moist and fluffy.

Cheddar Spritz Crackers

2010-12-26T22:56:00.001-05:00

For the holidays I like to make star-shaped buttery vanilla spritz cookies topped with Hershey's kisses aka "Nipple Cookies" but my current obsession with savoury cookies (they go better with booze!) led me to this recipe for savoury cheddar spritz crackers.This recipe also gives me further justification for the cookie press that has been sitting in my pantry and comes out only at the

"Green Label" Cheese Straws

2010-12-23T11:02:00.000-05:00

This recipe is from a vintage recipe booklet from a company called "Green Label," which I gleaned used to make some form of margarine or butter substitute. I liked the book because the recipes seemed reasonable by today's standards and because of this recipe for cheddar straws.I also was intrigued because many of the recipes in the book have no butter or eggs and could be easily adapted for

Cranberry Seed Muffins

2010-12-16T00:43:00.000-05:00

These muffins were some of the best cranberry muffins I have had in a while. they are sweet, use wholewheat flour and wheat bran without being heavy or tasting "healthy", they use the tenderizing powers of buttermilk, they have citrus zest to complement the tart whole cranberries...they puff up perfectly in the oven especially of you fill the pans to the top (OK, so I ran out of paper cupcake

Cranberry Vanilla Sorbet

2010-12-15T17:28:00.000-05:00

Cranberry and Vanilla Bean sorbetMakes 1 quart sorbetPareve/ vegan8-ish servingscalories: 220, fat: 1, fiber:2 ga floral and tart sorbet, the vanilla bean mellows the flavour of the cranberries. Its also ruby red!• 1 12-oz bag of cranberries (about 3 cups)• 2-1/2 cups water• 2 cups sugar• ½ teaspoon kosher salt• 1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise• ¼ cup fresh lemon juice1. Combine cranberries, 2-1/

Parmesan Flan with Cherry Tomatoes

2010-12-12T23:41:00.001-05:00

I am intrigued by the idea of savoury flans and custards (as well as shortbreads), because I think it's one of those things we expect to be sweet but using savoury elements like cheese and tomatoes and herbs as flavourings can create very interesting dishes...I also just love eggs. they are kinda miraculous.These custards are made by flavouring eggs and cream with parmesan cheese instead of sugar

Carrot Gingerbread Muffins

2010-12-11T00:13:00.000-05:00

This recipe is essentially a gingerbread cake batter that gets shredded carrots folded into it. It is really more gingerbread cake than carrot muffin. I love the flavour of these, there is quite a large amount of ground ginger in the batter and it gives the muffins a spicy kick while the cinnamon lends its lingering warmth to the palate. These "muffins" have the texture of delicate soft fluffy

Brown Basmati Rice Pudding

2010-12-10T20:00:00.002-05:00

This recipe makes a rich dairy free rice pudding. This version is quite spicy due to the amount of ginger that is infused during cooking. The ginger makes this pudding so much more exotic and alluring and it was a welcome change from my regular rice pudding recipe.Brown basmati rice is notable for its toasty fragrance that combined with the aromatic scent of the cinnamon stick and fresh ginger

Three Seed Biscuits

2010-12-09T20:22:00.000-05:00

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Sugar Cookie Aviary

2010-12-07T09:30:00.003-05:00

Showing off my cookie cutters, this is an old photo but I like it a lot (the cooling rack is like a cage! Get it?). I think I need to have a bird themed party! No recipe today because my sugar cookie recipe is top-secret!!!!

Muesli Soda Bread

2010-11-30T02:56:00.000-05:00

Sorting out my mom's old recipes this summer, I came across this recipe for muesli soda bread, quick loaf that uses whole wheat like my standard soda bread but also uses oats for a different flavour and texture. This soda bread is somewhere between soda bread and scone, in it's appearance. It is shaped into a round loaf and scored in an "x" shape rather than being baked in a pan. it is also

Cranberry Almond Coconut Granola Bars

2010-11-29T13:24:00.003-05:00

I finally decided to go for it and make my own granola bars. Since starting school and work, I have spent four months of running between studio and workplace, and less time to eat. I think I've pretty much established that I love to eat.these granola bars are from Baking Bites.com, which seemed like the best place to start in terms of searching for a recipe. These are also made up of things I

Peanut Butter Chocolate Semifreddo

2010-11-28T10:52:00.001-05:00

These taste exactly like the peanut buster bars from Dairy Queen! In fact I wish I had thought to sprinkle chopped peanuts on top before serving.This dessert takes only about 30 minutes to make (not including the time it takes to freeze, that's kindof a bummer) and its surprisingly effortless for something that is very elegant and yet nostalgic.The texture of the finished dessert is somewhere

Buckwheat Fig Spirals

2010-11-27T10:39:00.000-05:00

This recipe is loosely adapted from the recipe for Figgy Buckwheat Scones from 101 Cookbooks. I kept the scone recipe the same but swapped the original fig jam for the fig newton filling from Anna Olson's fig newtons. I really liked the idea of using buckwheat flour in scone form. I had previously only encountered buckwheat flour in pancakes and crepes so this gives me another option for

Dried Cranberry Thyme Shortbread

2010-11-26T12:48:00.000-05:00