From the Naughty List

If you want to please your family… I was forced into making this for my family!! (After I made Tiramisu for them….) It was like a custard, but a bit more dense. I added sliced apple on top even though … Read More

I really like these cookies. I baked them until the edges were brown. They stayed nice and soft inside. Ingredients 1 cup unsalted butter 227 grams, softened 1 cup white granulated sugar 192 grams 1 cup light brown sugar 200 grams, lightly packed 2 large eggs 3/4 cup sourdough discard 189 grams 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 10 … Read More

CHEWY CHOCOLATE CHIP SOURDOUGH COOKIES  You need these in your life!!! Ingredients Dry • 345g flour • 6g baking soda • 4g salt Wet • 226g softened unsalted butter • 180g turbinado sugar • 80g brown sugar • 1 egg … Read More

Cooking With Shereen from Scratch page 141

This cheesecake is ginormous!!! And delicious!! It was a bit more crumbly than I think cheesecake should be, but the flavour is there. I would also chop up the pecans more next time even though I did break them in … Read More

Soooo very good and smooth!! From Hoosier Mama Pie Company!! I love this cookbook!!    

It takes more cream cheese than any other recipe I’ve tried…. but honestly, it smells so amazing in the house right now, I have a feeling it’s going to be the family favourite!   Ingredients For the Graham Cracker Crust: … Read More

Greg called this ‘company cake’ which was a huge compliment to me.. and it’s true. This cake is super moist, not too sweet and the buttermilk gives it an amazing texture and taste. Very easy to make. I used my … Read More

2 sticks (1/2 pound) salted butter 3/4 cup white sugar 3/4 cup light brown sugar 1 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 tablespoon maple syrup 2 large eggs 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda + 1 … Read More

This is very good and it was fun using a candy thermometer! Next time I’ll use a smaller pot as the thermometer didn’t touch the sauce! I had to tip the pot to get it all on one side to … Read More

It was fun making this pie!! For me, it’s a two day event. I make the pie dough one day, put it in the fridge.. you could do the caramel ahead of time too, then just do the filling and … Read More

This is the fast version… it’s not really ‘real’ cream brûlée such as the one I made by Julia Child, but this was surprisingly GREAT. Word of caution, it’s rich!! Make sure you have something physical to do after you … Read More

Greg and I both looked at it when it came out of the oven and said, ‘it looks interesting!’ and it is! Next time I will not fully cook the pie crust as it has to bake for a further … Read More

So I burnt the sugar for the salted caramel drizzle!! I’m glad I tasted it before I added it here to the apple galette. Lesson learned, always taste… plus that’s the fun part, as long as you’re not tasting burnt … Read More

It’s complicated!! HA! But I got through it and it’s a dreamy, creamy pie to eat. The crust tastes like a shortbread cookie with chocolate on it. I think it’s my favourite pie yet. That’s not whipped cream on top … Read More

If you look at enough pie recipes, you can piece together what you find to make one amazing pie! That’s what I did here to come up with this unique pie. Cream cheese on the bottom, blueberry and walnut streusel. … Read More

This is a VERY good pie. Greg said it’s the best yet! I’ll take that!! It’s as smooth as silk. The banana flavour is infused using this method of using a fork to pierce the bananas, sprinkle nutmeg over them … Read More

I was pretty mad when I was baking this pie and discovered the recipe (in a BOOK) had the wrong temperature stated in it!!??? How does that even happen? But now that I’ve eaten it, I’m simply MAD ABOUT THIS … Read More

This amazing pie is from sallysbakingaddiction.com/caramel-pear-pie/ It’s REALLY good!! You need to do three things here, make the pie dough, put it in the fridge to chill, then make the carmel (It’s truly hard to stop licking it off your … Read More