I’ve always been a fan of cupcakes. Cute, single serving treats of delicious cake and icing, what’s not to love? I’ve never really understood why some don’t like them. I understand not liking cake at all, or preferring cake to cupcakes. I also understand being sick of the cupcake trend, with bakeries popping up all […]
Well, it’s September now, and the last of the summer veggies are getting picked in preparation for fall. While I love fall, I do feel a bit sad about the end of summer. This year I did an herb garden again, which I got lots of use out of. Parsley, oregano, thyme, rosemary, basil, and […]
The Daring Bakers are a group of bloggers who get together every month to make some challenging baked good or another. In previous months they’ve attempted everything from croissants and breads to cakes and tarts. All recipes are challenging in some way, requiring many steps or ingredients or making things from scratch we might normally […]
This month’s Sugar High Friday event is hosted by Susan at Food Blogga. Given it is the height of summer here in the northern hemisphere, it seems only right that the theme this month is berries. I’ve been craving Strawberry Shortcake for months now. It was a summer favourite in my family while I was […]
As mentioned in yesterday’s post, this month’s Sugar High Friday has a theme of ‘Mmm…Canada!’ and has two editions: sweet and savory. Yesterday I posted about a Maritime fast food treat, garlic fingers. Today I’m posting about a Maritime traditional sweet treat – Blueberry Grunt. Blueberry Grunt is a somewhat unusual dessert. A wild blueberry […]