If you are not familiar with Canadian butter tarts, you will have to give them a try. Flaky mini pastry tarts filled with delicious custard, raisins and walnuts. These maple butter tarts are delicious and a true Christmas classic. For another Canadian Christmas classic, take a look at our Nanaimo Bars. What is your favourite…
Christmas baking
Honey, Cinnamon and Walnut Rugelach (Rogaliki)
We make this honey, cinnamon and walnut rugelach every year. It’s just not Christmas without these little cookies! One of the biggest draws of Christmas is time with family steeped in traditions. We are all creatures of habit and anticipation of something familiar is both exciting and comforting. When Brad and I got married we…
English Fridge Cake Bars
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…
Cranberry Orange Bread
The recipe for this cranberry orange bread is as simple as it is delicious and is a must for Christmas season. 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…
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…