Snacks & Desserts
Spiced Christmas Tree Cookies
This post was originally run on December 13, 2012. A few weeks ago I fessed up to having an addiction to Anna Olson and her Food Network show Bake with
Lisa’s Letters Home: Play Dough and Doughnuts
It’s the end of half term school break here, which means my children have been on a 7 day campaign to drive me over the edge. Everything’s booooooriiiiiiinnnnng and their
Gluten Free Pumpkin Millet Muffins
Thanksgiving is my most loved holiday of the year. Harvest, fall colours and no presents, not even a card needs to exchange hands. Just delicious food, family and friends and a
Lisa’s Letters Home: Homemade Marshmallows
Every year, my friends and I participate in a fundraiser at our local ceramic painting shop (http://www.crazyglazy.com/squish-a-boob/). It involves putting paint on our boobs in their back room, pressing them
Pumpkin Bread Pudding
Because I’m one of those people who makes everyone at the Thanksgiving table say what they’re thankful for (and because I just finished a freelance article of how to stop
Apple Upside Down Cornmeal Cakes
If there is a consolation for summer’s end and that consolation came in the form of food, it would be apples, no? They are the very essence of goodness. And,
Chocolate Raspberry Ice Box Cake
Ice Box Cakes were something I’d read about in American food magazines for years without really understanding what they were. Since you don’t bake them – hello ice box! –
Peaches and Cream Muffins
I’m on a break with Facebook. I know. How could I survive? But I’m just so tired of trying to keep up with their ever-evolving practices. Don’t get me wrong.
Lisa’s Letters Home: Chocolate Marshmallow Mousse
Someone must have finally remembered to pay our summer bill because it’s hot! And I don’t mean 16C and everyone gets overexcited and digs out their flipflops hot, I mean
Roasted Strawberry Ice Cream
Why make ice cream at home? I’ve always wondered. There are many things that one can buy that I do like to make myself so that I know about what’s in it
