It’s a storm day. An interruption. An everything I’ve planned going out of the window day. It’s not unwelcome though. Pretty soon after waking up, checking school is indeed cancelled for my daughter, reading my Bible, finishing a book, I’m thinking about what jobs-I never-have-time-for I can get done in the house, but first, what…
Category: Baking
Almond Croissant Weekend
There are times when making daily meals is downright boring, but then others when I love it. When I enjoy it most is when we have friends and guests over. I think it’s because there’s an excuse to be a little more creative than usual…and I’ve planned much better. This weekend we had friends to…
Day One – Snow – and ‘Why all that Dried Fruit?’
We’ve been waiting for the snow and then bing, bam, boom, it’s here – just in time for the beginning of December. It’s almost unheard of to have two school snow days in a row, especially this side of Christmas (well, in our short history in Canada), and that is what we’ve had. Well those…
A Trip, a Carnival and a Cake Walk
My husband went to England without us. I guess that we have been without him so it was about time he had a turn. It was a strange feeling though seeing him off. Funny, I thought, I either go with our children or stay with our children. Who gets the holiday both times? Then I let…
Jaffa Cake Delight
It’s ages since I baked something new. It’s so hot and sticky in the summer and no one really feels like eating cake all that much. Jaffa cakes are one of the treats that my children miss from England – a kind of mini cake come biscuit – a fatless sponge with a disk of orange flavoured jelly on top…
Friends, Laughter…and Celebrity Chefs
A few weeks back my friend Sue rushed up to me outside Walmart, on a Sunday afternoon just after church (Shhh!). ‘I’ve got to tell you…we’re going to be filmed for TV at the market and meet Nick Nairn and Paul Rankin!’ It turns out that she’d been selected to be interviewed and her food…
Cupcake election
A day off – which must mean housework. There are alot of things I’d rather do than clean, namely write, bake or sew, go out, see people. A lot of things. Then again, when the house gets out of control I can’t concentrate on all the other stuff. There comes a point when it…
M’hanncha: Moroccan Snake Cake
Friends and food are what Saturday nights are made for and often, through our own lack of planning, we end up with a lack of either. If Tim isn’t working he has a to do list for the day – loving to cross things out as he goes or if he does something not on…
Dos and Doughnuts
Yes, I’m lagging behind again on the Bake Off side of things. I was away at the weekend at our Women’s retreat, bringing to an end a month of study and preparation. So worth it. It was a great time looking at the subject of ‘doing justice’. I loved being part of the team of speakers,…
Some time out to bake…Kouign Amann
Yes, I skipped a week of The Great British Bake Off technical challenges. A real diva of a cake, ‘Prinsesstårta’, or ‘Swedish Princess cake’, proved beyond my budget for the week – too many ground almonds needed for the marzipan. I may re-visit it at a later date when I have an occasion to bake for…
Travelling and Tiramisu Cake
My first whole week off in a year. So exciting. It’s a dream of mine to drive across the States, actually maybe across Canada, down the West Coast to California and then wind back right across the United States – with time to stop and enjoy places. Like I said, it’s a dream. I like…
Cherry Cake Challenge, Birds and a bit of swiss roll
Friday. Day off. Changeover Day as one daughter is departing for Boston for a long-awaited concert trip and only son is returning from camp for the weekend. My first delight of the day, before baking, was watching some little birds expertly picking caterpillars off my kale plants. They were very thorough, enjoying their feast and saving me…
Emma's English Kitchen 