September always lands with a thud. This year, with my son on a new schedule as he enters secondary school, we are doing our best to survive mornings that come earlier and go by faster than ever before. Since my men need breakfast to last longer in order to survive till lunch oatmeal has become…
Breakfast
Millet Porridge with Honey Glazed Plums
We keep hearing from all kinds of sources that breakfast is the most important meal of the day but it’s hard to treat it as one simply because we are all so busy in the morning! And if you are anything like me it takes you at least half hour before you are lucid. Or…
Russian Easter Bread Kulich
This brioche like sweet Easter bread, aka Kulich in Russian, is always the biggest hit at holiday brunches! I feel an incredible pull of tradition every year when Easter comes around. No matter how busy I am, the need to cook, bake and colour eggs overpowers everything else. I’ve written about Russian Easter traditions here…
Chocolate Almond Rolls with Almond and Vanilla Bean Glaze
I have zero business baking today. None whatsoever. I have a big test coming up on Friday and I still have loads of work to do. But…look at those rolls…they are everything that is simple, uncontrived and true. In other words, opposite to what my life is right now. I needed them to feel like…
Savoury Onion and Poppyseed Buns {Bialy}
Out of all things I miss from home bagels are in the top 5. It will come as no surprise that the first thing I ate as soon as my feet touched the ground in Canada this past Christmas was an everything bagel with herb and garlic cream cheese. Bagels have a special place in…