Category: Baking Tips
Easy Hallowe’en Party Recipes
Happy Hallowe’en! I love fall and my favourite holiday at the end of October has always been Hallowe’en.. a great time for spooky movies like Hocus Pocus (remember the 3 witch sisters who were accidentally brought back to life 300 years later […]
PASKA EASTER BREAD – A Mennonite Easter Tradition
Easter breads, also known as paska, are common to cultures of European heritage, as well as Ukrainian and Russian Orthodox heritage. Russian Orthodox members bake a lovely high dense babka that the priest blesses at Easter. Many are sold in bake shops during the two weeks before Easter. German Mennonites that emigrated to North America […]
Cranberry Pecan Coffee Cake
After all the rich desserts and pastries that we enjoyed over the Christmas season, I look forward to sharing a simple coffee cake with friends and family. Not too sweet, but definitely moist and delicious with a sweet nutty and crunchy topping…what could be more delicious with a hot cup of […]
Countdown to Christmas Baking – Step 2
Step2: How to Organize Your Holiday Baking Shopping List to Make Shopping Faster Grocery shopping for me is like running a marathon. Depending on the list, I may go to as many as 3 different stores to get everything I need […]
Countdown to Christmas Baking – Step 1
On Sunday, I went to a Tree Trimming workshop at our local Garden Centre. They had about 45 trees already decorated for us that we could check out on our way to the demonstration. Then the two presenters got to work, showing the over 100 attendees how to properly dress trees for the holidays. Eek! […]
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