Warm, soft, sweet and full of flavor. These brioche style cinnamon buns are so good. I used brown sugar in the dough with a touch of cinnamon that adds a rustic sweet flavor. The cream cheese topping...
I had some leftover Pesto sitting in the fridge calling out my name to be used up. I decided to use it in a bread. Well, it turned out beautiful with a savory flavor of the basil, roasted pine nuts, ...
Here’s a beautiful loaf of bread, that’s not only stunning to look at, but delicious to eat. Coconut milk is a great substitute for cow’s milk in bread. The milk doesn’t have ...
Everyone loves the classic flavors of cinnamon and melted butter and sugar in a delicious Monkey Bread. Well, how about a little twist to this old favorite. With the combination of lemon juice, cream...
Both my wife and I were craving French onion soup for some reason. Of course, you have to top it off with a sliced baguette and a combination of Swiss Gruyere cheese and Provolone cheese. Simply deli...
My wife and I took off to the Okanagan for a summer holiday and had a wonderful time. I will tell you all about it next week. While there we discovered it was Peach season and of coarse we had to buy...
Boy, this is one hot summer we’re having here in Vancouver. The heat wave is giving us temperatures around 95 to 100. Way to hot for me. Really, we’re not use to temperatures like this. I...
Do you have a vegetable dish that you make for those special occasions, when all the family gets together? Well, this is the one, that our family is always looking forward to every Thanksgiving and C...
I’m not a big fan of brown and multigrain rice. I find them to be a bit tasteless and bland. However I like to use them in breads, they add a wonderful texture. I made some fried rice with a mu...
I think the number one homemade bread in North America has to be the infamous banana bread. Anyone who has ever made a loaf of bread at home has made a banana bread at some point, I’m sure. Wel...
OK, I wanted to make a braided bread called a Turban braid. As you can see it didn’t work out lol. My daughter Brittany and I must of spent an hour trying to figure out all the turns and twists...
I wanted to make something quick and easy, yet special for breakfast a few Sunday’s ago. I decided to make biscuits with a sausage gravy. Here in Vancouver Canada you can never find a restauran...
Making pizza on the barbecue is fun and delicious. They are very easy and quick to make, which is great when you have company with kids. I have also found that grilling pizza adds a wonderful smoked ...
Here’s a delicious recipe that would be perfect as a meal on it’s own. A Russian Cheese bread made with fresh leeks and a mixture of cream cheese, ricotta and a soft goat cheese. I have t...
These funky, crazy doughnuts are so much fun. They’re not a light, fluffy doughnut that you would get at you local doughnut shop. These doughnuts use no yeast or baking powder, they are soft ye...
Whenever I think about old fashioned breads, I always think about an Oatmeal bread. To me Oatmeal breads are the perfect breakfast bread. But, when you add the sweetness of brown sugar and some plump...
Yahooo!!!! BBQ season has finally come to Vancouver. We planted flowers set up the new BBQ and placed the patio furniture out. Now it’s time to get down to some serious barbecuing. I’m so...
A few weeks ago I came across some cream horn tubes at a local kitchen store here in Vancouver. These tubes are usually used to make those tasty treats filled with whipped cream and made from a pastr...
I’m very fortunate to be living on the West Coast of beautiful British Columbia. If you ever get the chance to visit here you will see some of the most gorgeous and stunning scenery in the worl...
A few weeks ago I came across these black sesame seed. They have an incredible charcoal color and a slight stronger flavor then the regular sesame seed you see in the local grocers. I also found out ...
Well, as you can see I’m on this roasting kick these days. Everyone loves tomatoes in a sandwich, so why not place roasted tomatoes into the bread itself. I’m using these tasty trio-color...
Well, I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter, filled with great food and perhaps a few chocolate bunnies too lol. We spent our Easter at my sisters house with the whole family. My brother in-law made...
Whole grains/ whole wheat breads are becoming very popular as people become more health conscious these days. I’ve had several people emailing me requesting more whole grain bread recipes. This...
I was planning to have a different recipe this week, but sadly it just wasn’t working for me. Have you ever had one of those ideas and you work and work on, but it just dies on you. Well, that&...
I was at Whole Foods and found these wonderful Beets. They had both the red and some gorgeous golden beets. I decided to roast them for supper because they looked delicious. Here is the recipe on how...
This months, Bread Baking Days #18 is being hosted by Mansi at the Fun & Food Blog. For those of you who don’t know what Bread Baking Day is all about. Well, it was first introduced by Zora...
I was out shopping at the Organic Grocers awhile back and came across a bag of Teff Grains. I was wondering if anyone has ever heard of these beautiful looking tiny grains before? I think it was the ...
I was watching the food network and they were talking about walnuts. At one point they showed these interesting looking black walnuts and I thought they looked beautiful. I knew I wanted to use them ...
Doesn’t the name and photos of these delicious danishes make your mouth start to water? I just love the soft rich buttery flavor of this Danish Pastry. I found the recipe for Danish dough in th...
The only way I’ll eat a baked potato is with tons of Sour Cream, melted Butter and chopped Chives smoothing the top of the potato. Sometimes I’ll add a little bacon bits too. I don’...
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