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Roast Pumpkin Cookies
It is Christmas Cookie season again, and you may have noticed from some of my recent posts that I've been doing some baking. Along with...
Dec 26, 2021
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Tempering and Flavouring Chocolate : Attempt 3 - Making bars
The Domestika course I am doing introduces three different architectural textures to replicate in chocolate - terrazzo, marble and...
Dec 22, 2021
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Chestnut Puddings
I've always loved chestnuts in any shape or form, especially roast chestnuts. They always speak to me of Christmas markets, friends and...
Nov 24, 2021
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Pear and Almond Chocolate Muffins
I was talking to family in Hawaii recently, and it was evening for them, morning for me. They were having corn muffins with dinner, so I...
Oct 12, 2021
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Tempering and Flavouring Chocolate, trials 1 & 2
I decided this summer to take an online Domestika course in chocolate flavouring and texturing. During the course I'm supposed to learn...
Oct 1, 2021
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Cannolis
It was my mom's birthday recently, so I made her birthday cannolis instead of a cake. She's always loved cannolis but they aren't...
Jul 27, 2021
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Barley Flour and Chocolate Shortbread
After making my Yellow Carrot Tart with the barley flour crust, I started thinking. That crust base was unique, with a bit more bite and...
Jun 20, 2021
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Banana Bread
This is rather traditional, but it is always worth having a good recipe. I hadn't made it in a very long time, but then didn't want to go...
Apr 22, 2021
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Candied and Chocolate Covered Orange Peel
I have always loved both candied and chocolate-covered orange peel, but never tried making it. It was a treat whose makings were shrouded...
Mar 6, 2021
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Orange Chocolate Cake
This was Hubby's birthday cake. It is an altered and adjusted version of the dark chocolate cake I grew up with, and it came out...
Mar 4, 2021
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