We have a birthday tradition in our family … and of course it involves food! You get to choose a special treat breakfast. For the past three or four years now, my son consistently has chosen cinnamon buns for his birthday. I’ve always been a little scared of making anything with yeast except for pizza dough. But I ventured into bread-making this year and my confidence is at an all-time high. I decided that I couldn’t take the risk on the day of his birthday to …
The Best Ginger Crinkle Cookies
It Christmastime, so in the spirit of giving I thought I would share with you a recipe for the best ginger crinkle cookies. I'm not exaggerating, these cookies are like a Christmas gift for your taste buds - slightly crunchy on the outside and a little bit chewy on the inside. They are so good that they have earned a spot alongside my fudge recipe as one of my favourite treats to make at Christmas and merit permanent membership on my Gifts From The Kitchen list. I would feel really good about …
Thursday Night Cocktail: Apple Pie On The Rocks
This is not your Grandma’s apple pie. Or maybe it is your Grandma’s apple pie, but it’s the one she hid in the kitchen and likely the reason she had to go back just once more to bring out the extra cups or napkins or a smidge more whipped cream, every time she hosted family dinners. Think about it! Grandma was gone a lot and didn’t she lose some of her social filters as the evening wore on? Who can blame her? Hosting family dinners for so many consecutive years calls for a bit of …
