Ingredient: sugar

Peanut Butter Cookies

Peanut Butter Cookies

This peanut butter cookie recipe is my favourite because they don’t turn out soft. Instead they have a tempting snap when you break them that gives away their slightly firm yet fudgy structure. They are by no means dry; the first few bites are crunchy Read more…

Sourdough Donuts

Sourdough Donuts

Print Recipe Sourdough Donuts Use up unfed discard from your sourdough starter for these quick old fashioned donuts. Prep Time 10 Minutes Cook Time 20 Minutes Servings Donuts Ingredients 2 Cups All purpose flour1/4 Cup sugar2-1/4 Teaspoons baking powder1/2 Teaspoon salt3 Tablespoons butter3 Tablespoons Shortening1/2 Read more…

Celery Soda ~ Dr. Brown’s Cel-Ray Copycat

Celery Soda ~ Dr. Brown’s Cel-Ray Copycat

When I was taking painting classes in New York City, I came across a deli one Saturday evening in midtown Manhattan that sold a celery flavoured soda called Dr. Brown’s Cel-Ray. I was intrigued, so I ordered it with my pastrami sandwich. I asked the Read more…

Old Fashioned Strawberry Shortcake

Old Fashioned Strawberry Shortcake

Sometimes when I make a dessert that turns out as pretty as my old fashioned strawberry shortcake, I have to set one up on the model stand and paint a picture of it. The fluffy dollops of whipped cream, the glittery jewel like highlights on Read more…

Hot Water Corn Bread ~ Whipped up in 10 Minutes

Hot Water Corn Bread ~ Whipped up in 10 Minutes

Crispy and golden on the outside, soft and buttery in the middle, hot water corn bread is currently one of my favorite discoveries in my adventures in food. What makes it so great is not only how tasty it turns out, but how easy it Read more…

Dalgona Coffee ~ A Caffeinated Miracle

Dalgona Coffee ~ A Caffeinated Miracle

Think dalgona coffee is a sophisticated concoction you can only find for eight dollars at your locally owned barista? Well, if you have a jar of instant coffee granules sitting your cupboard right now, you can very likely make it. Dalgona means sweet in Korean, Read more…

Basic White Bread – Easy Low Budget Recipe

Basic White Bread – Easy Low Budget Recipe

Yum Here is a basic white bread recipe that is easy, low budget and is gonna make you proud! I believe every person—baker or no baker—should experience making a loaf of bread at least once in life. Even though it may have been another gruelling Read more…

Japanese Cotton Cheesecake – Light And Fluffy!

Japanese Cotton Cheesecake – Light And Fluffy!

Have you ever heard of Japanese cotton cheesecake? Some call it light cheesecake, others prefer jiggly cheesecake. Whatever the name, it’s basically a cross between a chiffon cake and a cheesecake. Though widely popular, this tantalizing hybrid hasn’t been around for that long. It wasn’t Read more…

Panetonne ~ Italian Christmas Bread Made Easy

Panetonne ~ Italian Christmas Bread Made Easy

You see them on every grocery shelf when the holidays come around. That big, fluffy bread encased in pretty plastic that looks more like a dome than a loaf. If you’ve never tried panetonne, it’s a rich Italian bread that’s often freckled with candied fruit Read more…

Candied Orange Peels~Homemade Citron Recipe

Candied Orange Peels~Homemade Citron Recipe

When I was really young, I loved making candy, and this candied orange peel was one of my biggest hits. I used the peels from oranges and grapefruits, because we always had them. I loved that I could take something that we normally threw in Read more…