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Cakes, Holiday

Irish Cream Coffee Cake

With St. Patrick’s Day just around the corner, I thought I would try making something festive. The issues I was having were a) I don’t like Guinness beer and b)…

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March 8, 2020
Cookies

Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies

In our house raisins are incredibly divisive, Kevin loves them and I will substitute them for literally anything else. I have swapped them out for dried apricots, and dried cranberries…

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June 28, 2020
Scones

Blackberry Cheese Scones That You’ll Fall In Love With

Blackberries are my favourite berries of all time. If I could make everything with them I would. It is something about the tartness and sweetness together that I find myself…

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April 18, 2021
  • Snacks,  Squares

    These Lucky Charm Squares Will Make You Feel Like A Kid Again

    April 25, 2021 /

    I loved Rice Krispie Squares as a kid, mom made them all the time for us. It is such a simple treat to make and they taste so good! Even today I still like Rice Krispie squares. I decided to make a twist on those treats I love so much! I have made them with Honey Combs, and Fruit Loops but my favourite is to make them with Lucky Charms. Here are some Tips and Tricks to making these squares. Line the pan with parchment paper. This way you don’t have to worry about extra butter on your fingertips, or the other extreme of your bars sticking to the pan.…

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    Tim Fortier

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  • Scones

    Blackberry Cheese Scones That You’ll Fall In Love With

    April 18, 2021 /

    Blackberries are my favourite berries of all time. If I could make everything with them I would. It is something about the tartness and sweetness together that I find myself obsessed with. I have been looking for a blackberry scone recipe for a long time and the ones that I was trying weren’t even good enough to play around with. I had almost given up, but I came across this one recipe as my luck would have it, it was in Polish. I’m not sure if anyone has ever used Google Translate, I have never been able to trust it the times I have used it and this recipe was…

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    Tim Fortier

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  • Cakes

    The Best Vanilla Cake Recipe

    April 10, 2021 /

    I know what you’re thinking, that is a pretty brave title. Honestly, this is the best vanilla cake recipe you will ever make. I have been on the hunt for a great vanilla cake recipe for a long time. I find that vanilla cake is either too dry, dense or doesn’t have a lot of vanilla flavour. This recipe is light and fluffy and has the perfect amount of vanilla flavour in it! Some tips for making a great vanilla cake, bring all ingredients to room temperature, make sure you sift all of the dry ingredients, don’t over-mix the cake batter, and bake at a lower temperature. Some of these…

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    Tim Fortier

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  • Cookies,  Holiday

    Mini-Egg Cookies The Perfect Treat For Easter

    April 3, 2021 /

    I do tend to make these cookies every Easter just so I can have that special treat. This year I made them ahead of time and put some in the freezer so that they will last longer, or that is the plan, I will let you know if that plan works. These cookies are my weakness. Every time I make them I tend to eat the most of them. I also hide them so Kevin doesn’t find them just so I can eat more of them. This doesn’t happen very often with the baking I do, thankfully, but for some reason these cookies I can’t seem to control myself. Easter…

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    Tim Fortier

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  • Dessert

    Mini-Egg Brownies That Will Be An Easter Favorite

    March 28, 2021 /

    Somehow this year Easter has snuck up on me. I am finding that most of the holidays for 2021 have come pretty fast and out of nowhere. It might be that the days all seem to be blending into one another. Needless to say, since it’s Easter I need to make everything with mini eggs! Mini eggs are one of my favourite candies, that and M & M’s. This recipe can be made with chocolate chips instead of mini eggs if you are making these brownies and it’s not Easter. Some tips for making great brownies: For the butter make sure it is melted and cooled but not cold. Leave…

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  • Loaves

    This Blueberry Loaf is Perfect For Spring

    March 21, 2021 /

    In Calgary, the weather has been unreal. I don’t mean to brag but we have been having temperatures of 10°C and above, which is 50°F for my American friends, and it’s only the beginning of March! We have been able to sit outside and have drinks on the patio in the afternoon already. I honestly don’t remember this happening this early in the year before. With all the warm weather it feels like spring is here, which means that we should be making all those baked goods we love to eat in Spring. Like anything with citrus (which I just went through a lemon and lime phase), or all the…

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    September 20, 2020
  • Cakes

    Irish Cream Cake, Great For St Patrick’s Day

    March 14, 2021 /

    It’s that time of year again when everyone bakes green items for St Patrick’s Day. I try to avoid green baking at all costs. I find that you need to add so much food colouring to make things a good shade of green and then when it bakes it doesn’t always look the most appealing. Sometimes it comes out looking mouldy and it should go in the trash instead of on a plate. This year I thought I would try to make something with Bailey’s Irish Cream. I don’t bake a lot with alcohol, I don’t like the taste of it in my baking, but with Baileys, I don’t mind…

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    Tim Fortier

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  • Breads

    Fig & Black Pepper Bread For That Sweet & Savory Craving

    March 7, 2021 /

    For those that don’t know before COVID, I read a lot. We used to have a dog Kiki, that was all about routine. Her bedtime was 9 PM sharp, so I would go to bed with her and read for an hour or so. Since she passed away in June I hadn’t read as much, the routine was broken and I didn’t really have a reason to go to bed at 9 PM anymore. I did miss reading and obviously, I miss Kiki. Since January I started getting back into the routine of heading to bed earlier and reading instead of watching Netflix. I have reread a couple of older…

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  • Muffins

    Freezer Full of Bananas? Make These Banana Oatmeal Walnut Muffins

    February 28, 2021 /

    I wasn’t sure if it was just me, but I found that the bananas I was buying were ripening really fast. They would go from the green one day to brown the next. There are only so many bananas that you can eat. I also find this is the same with avocados, where they are rock hard and then you have 15 minutes to eat them before they are rotten. Needless to say, I had a freezer full of ripe bananas that I need to find something to make or I would just have to toss them out. I used walnuts in these muffins but you can swap those out…

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