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This brioche braided bread is so beautiful, I tend to bake this every year at Easter. Its beautiful, it looks fancy and its different than hot cross buns. The best part, is that while its easy to alternate or braid the dough layers, this braided …
Smoked Sour Cherry Cake with Sweet Vanilla Glaze and Sour Cherry Coulis
I was overcome with the need to bake this morning and couldn’t stop thinking about peanut butter cookies. Seeing as cookies don’t inspire many breakfast choices, I started working on the dough for a half batch of my Epic Cinnamon Rolls recipe and updated it …
If you could make Cinnabon at home, it would be epic right? Here, you go, Epic Cinnamon Buns that won’t last!! Truly! That’s why this is a 2 pan recipe. One pan for everyone else to share….and one pan for …ahem, me. I really truly …
The best days as a Mom, includes baking with the kiddos in the kitchen. For this year’s Mother’s Day, I am so incredibly fortunate to be baking another batch of these delectable Carrot Cinnamon Rolls with Cream Cheese Frosting and Lemon Curd with the kids. …
What are Match Green Tea Blondies? It’s a green tea latte in a blondie square. It is tea and dessert all in one. Can you imagine? The difference between brownies versus blondies is dependent if the classic treat contains chocolate or not. Brownies contain …
I love love love sweet breads and this Cinnamon Almond Knotted Bread is no exception. Its perfect for brunch, breakfast, snack, tea time, Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas – generally anytime. This knotted sweet bread is tender and sweet and looks beautiful. Inspired by an Estonian …
Carrot cake is a classic dessert that always comes with cream cheese icing, but what if it was warm served with a pineapple sauce? I’ve been playing with classic flavors for carrot cake to include pineapple and honey mustard. Its slightly unconventional, but its also …
These Apple Cider Biscuits with Pepper Jelly and Apple Slices are phenomenal! I started the week stumped on how to create a dish from “apple cider” for our weekly @supperchallenge. But as I thought about the familiar flavors of apple and buttery biscuits in a …
There’s something festive about orange cranberry icebox shortbread cookies that I love. While everyone else bakes up chocolate or fudgy treats, I like to break the mold <haha, break the cookie mold>. That’s the great thing, not only is this cookie equally as festive, but …
Old fashioned whipped shortbread with a maraschino cherry is classic. I have to confess that any Christmas cookie platter holding whipped shortbread will mean that I will make a hurried walk to snatch up this melt-in-your-mouth treat. <I can’t even say I’m embarrassed. First one …
Cold weather and a countdown towards the festive seasons, this ginger gingerbread cake is the perfect weeknight dessert. Nothing says comfort food like the warm flavor of ginger. By adding two components of ginger, this cake has got a great flavor and textural punch.
My original intent was to recreate an Ube (purple potato) cake, typically found in Filipino bakeries. It wasen’t until I started prepping that I realized that I did not have purple potatoes (purple skin and purple flesh). I had Japanese Sweet Potatos (purple skin and …
This week’s Supper Challenge theme is “Social Media inspired”. You know, the Tik Tok, Instagram or Facebook 1 minute videos full cooking and assembling a dish? Usually the videos show ooey gooey cheesy goodness or a cake baked and beautifully decorated. As usual, I took …
After a big meal like Thanksgiving or Christmas, a lighter dessert can be enjoyed without feeling stuffed. A cranberry lemon pudding cake with cumin yogurt and maple glazed walnuts is festive, tart and a nice touch of sweet. Growing up, boxed pudding cakes were the …
Lemon Mousse Cake screams light summer dessert. Even better, mousse cakes are perfect to make ahead and enjoy. So, when I have invited a friend to cook a seafood feast for dinner, I also start pairing a dessert. Picture the meal – homemade maki rolls, …
I’ve got a new squeeze! Blues Hog sauces is in a new squeezable format taking blondies to a whole new level – Blues Hog Smokey Mountain Blondie finished with raspberries, ice cream and Blues Hog Raspberry Chipotle sauce. I love the sweet and savory! Because …
Breakfast will never be the same. This plate is so good, I enthusiastically encourage beer for breakfast! It is 5 o’clock somewhere. And its out of the box. Beer Infused Peach French Toast with Ricotta and Blues Hog Champions Blend BBQ Sauce is delicious! If …
During the early stages of COVID, the number one searched online recipe was for banana bread. When I looked at most of the recipes that came up, none of them fit my criteria of what banana bread should be. Ha! Call me picky. Call me …
Summer fruits season calls for ways to maximize the fresh sweetness that always seems too short for me. So, when stone fruits and berries can be enjoyed without cooking them down, I’m in! Pavlova’s are mostly commonly known in New Zealand or Australia, to the …
Summer calls for fresh bright flavors and when it comes to dessert with company, a lime coconut cake with coconut cream cheese frosting will hit the spot. This cake takes a bit of time with all the components to make, but a nice way to …
Ode to local farmers and growers with an Amaretto Saskatoon Berry Tart! I couldn’t wait to harvest and enjoy the local berries this summer! Berry tarts highlight the brilliance, the flavor and the deep richness of a tart. I love the pairings of berries with …
European pastries have a different tart shell or pie crusts, called Pate Sucre. I’ve used this recipe multiple times with great success. So, when I want to make tarts, I like using the recipe by Petit Gateau from Amsterdam, Netherlands. If you are ever in …
The ultimate campfire marshmallow is pillow soft, slightly spongy and sweet. How can you easily level up a camping trip? If you mention roasted marshmallows to any kid, their eyes will light up. So, if you could make the Ultimate Campfire Marshmallow EASILY at home, …