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Gluten-Free Sticky Toffee Pudding

With fall weather in full force here, and winter on its way, my food thoughts are turning to comfort food: stews, baked casseroles, and of course, desserts that really feel like dessert!.

One of my favourite desserts is sticky toffee pudding, which I usually steam (not bake), and top with delicious toffee sauce. I started thinking that [...]

Gotham Spiced Apple Pi (TDN Cocktail)

Last night’s TDN was apples and pears — spirits and alcoholic beverages made with apples and pears. As luck would have it, I had just restocked a new bottle of Calvados in the liquor cabinet, so I decided to use that as a base.

For this week, I’m not sure why or how the thought struck, but [...]

You say Torte, I say Torta (A very Daring Dobos Torte)

“The August 2009 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Angela of A Spoonful
of Sugar and Lorraine of Not Quite Nigella. They chose the spectacular Dobos
Torte based on a recipe from Rick Rodgers’ cookbook Kaffeehaus: Exquisite
Desserts from the Classic Caffés of Vienna, Budapest, and Prague.”

Last week, I realized that I had not yet tackled the August challenge [...]

Rustic Rainier Cherry tarts for Summer Fest Week 2: Fruit from Trees

So its week 2 of Summer Fest 2009, and we’re onto Fruit from Trees as the theme, and conicicently, I had a bunch of Rainier Cherries sitting in the fridge just waiting to be baked up into something yummy!

Summer Fest is a four-week, cross-blog celebration co-created (alphabetically listed) by A Way to Garden, [...]

And now, back to your regularly scheduled programming…

In the quest for a yummy empanada dough recipe, I have been amassing various recipes, and decided to put two to the test. Having tested the first, I didn’t want to wait too long before testing the second one. After making a quick run to the store for eggs, round deux began!

I [...]