Cookies & Bars

White Chocolate Chip Bar Recipe with Brown Butter & Espresso

Mar 12, 2012

As I was browning the butter and pulling out the sugar and white chocolate chips for this bar recipe, I realized that desserts have been in short supply here since I adopted a healthier eating lifestyle. Looking back, I see that there is only one dessert recipe posted here since the new year (Puff Pastry [...]

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Super Bowl Recipes: Chili, Wings, Dips and More

Feb 1, 2012

“Only five more days, Mum.” That was the greeting yesterday morning. No “Good morning, Mum”, no hug – just the countdown to football’s biggest day of the year. If you don’t follow NFL news, my son would want me to tell you that his beloved New York Giants are playing the New England Patriots in [...]

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Nutella & Sea Salt Stuffed Sugar Cookie Recipe {OXO Baking Giveaway}

Dec 13, 2011

(The giveaway is now closed, but I hope you still enjoy the Nutella Stuffed Cookies.) After making the first batch of Chocolate Nutella Fudge with Sea Salt last year, my family (kids, grandparents and brother-in-law included) immediately determined it was a must-have for each Christmas, to be served alongside my husband’s great-grandmother’s spritz butter cookies [...]

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Halloween Mummy Cookie Recipe

Oct 21, 2011

Last week, I lamented over my lack of creative ability when it comes to holiday crafts and I reached to you for some help. Well, you came through with flying colors, linking up your wonderful Halloween recipe and craft ideas. If you’re looking for fun ideas to keep the kids busy leading up to Halloween, [...]

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Peach Crumb Bars with Hazelnut Streusel Recipe

Sep 16, 2011

Today is a special day. My eldest son turns 10 and these peach crumb bars are for him. Yesterday we were talking about how “10″ is an auspicious year – after all, he can say he’s been alive for a decade. When I reminded him that yesterday was the last time his age was ever [...]

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Nutella & Cream Cheese Swirled Blondie Recipe For A Surprise Baby Shower

Aug 31, 2011

There is nothing more exciting than welcoming the arrival of a little one to the world. Of course, the birth of every baby boy or girl is special, but there’s a certain glow that envelops couples who are about to have their first child. That must be because sleep deprivation hasn’t yet set in. Seriously, [...]

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Oatmeal Butter Tart Square Recipe

May 18, 2011

There are times when a recipe strikes a chord in such a way that you instantly know it will become a family tradition for years, and possibly generations, to come. Such was the case with the Oatmeal Butter Tart Squares by Lindsey of Gingerbread Bagels that I spotted on the Pioneer Woman’s recipe site, Tasty [...]

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How to: Decorate Cookies

Apr 16, 2011

About three years ago, I took several cake decorating classes at a local craft store. While working to improve my skills covering cakes with fondant and molding little characters out of gum paste, I produced cake after cake for birthdays and holiday celebrations (you can check out a few of them here). During those classes, [...]

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Orange & Coconut Tea Cookie Recipe

Mar 20, 2011

Several years ago, my job (working with children with autism) took me from New York, where I was living at the time, to England every few months. Having done a fair bit of traveling in my younger years, and growing up in Canada where we are rather proud of our ties to the UK, I [...]

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