Life In Pleasantville
Food, Travel, Life
Have you ever popped a cranberry in your mouth? They’re awful. Truly horrid little things. Sour and bitter, they remind me a little of myself after enduring 2020. Yet, despite the obstacle of having terrible flavour, the lowly cranberry still manages to be the star in many stellar recipes like these Cranberry Streusel Muffins. So …
I had never tasted homemade marshmallows until I was well into my 30s, but the moment the light as air sweetness hit my lips, I knew. I had been conned. Marshmallows that you buy, you know the ones in a bag that line the bottom shelf in a grocery store are sad, pathetic imposters. The …
After eight months eating my way through a pandemic, my baking cupboard is a little disordered with a little bit of this and a little bit of that leftover from previous recipes. In a quest to leave no sweet behind, I made these Kitchen Sink Brownies. So the most important thing to remember about these …
We’re baking again right? Because it feels like my need to bake all the things rises proportionately to how bad the news gets. Which brings me to this Pineapple Carrot Quick Bread, because immediately after seeing snow on the ground in October coupled with non-stop news from the south, I felt the need to eat …
In the summer of 2020, I leaned hard into gardening—and ended up growing the freshest mint I’ve ever tasted. That discovery led to this homemade mint chocolate chip ice cream, which quickly became my summer obsession. I also discovered the real secret to successful gardening, to which I’m going to reveal to you right now, …
There’s something dangerously addictive about salted caramel blondies, especially when you load them up with chocolate chips and rich, nutty brown butter. They’ve got that perfect chewy texture, the sweet-salty combo we all crave, and just enough crisp on the edges to make you go back for “one more” until they mysteriously disappear. If you’re …
Here it is. The one dessert you need this holiday season to impress without stress is this Individual Gingerbread Trifle recipe. Made with Amarula Cream Liqueur, it’s just the right amount of sweet, and exactly the right size after that massive meal you just served. Amarula Cream Liqueur has a rich and velvety smooth taste …
This recipe for Blueberry Grunt, aside from being wildly delicious, also happens to be a comfort food you will want to make repeatedly. Blueberry Grunt – Cape Breton Comfort Food When I was a young girl I went to a place called Blueberry Hill near Little Bras D’or on Cape Breton Island, and sat on …
