Have you started your Christmas baking yet? Don’t worry…I haven’t either and what I’ve got here is not baking at all. It literally took me just 15 minutes of mixing everything in a bowl, then throwing it in a pan, waiting for a few hours and then…ahh bliss. These bars are my take on ever…
Christmas baking
Cranberry Clementine Loaf
Moving abroad comes with many adjustments to how we celebrate Christmas as a family. Different food, different shops, different Christmas tunes and movies so when I see something familiar like a bag of cranberries in my local grocery store I snatch it and make a cake almost immediately. Where did those cranberries come from you…
Almond Thumbprint Cookies with Chocolate and Sea Salt
I have tried to fight the Christmas cookie obsession that has swept through Pinterest but in vain. It’s not going away, it seems cookies is what you guys want. That’s what my kids want. And there is no way I would turn down a good cookie with my afternoon cup of tea. I am not…
Nanaimo Bars
Do you want one? You do but don’t know what they are? It’s okay go ahead and make them anyway! It seems that I am going off my husband’s wish list this Christmas season. Butter Tarts and now Nanaimo Bars. Both oh so Canadian. We wish we could be home with family this holiday season…
Maple Butter Tarts
What is your favourite holiday treat and do you stay faithful to it every year? For me it’s Rugelach or as we call them in Russia Rogalik and for Brad it’s Butter Tarts. They are as Canadian as can be and although commonly made with corn syrup I have upped the Canadian and yum factor I…