Apple Coffee Cake is an old fashioned coffee cake made with basic ingredients from your larder and topped with an apple cinnamon layer. The Farmer’s market has now closed and will re-open in the spring There was a real flurry … Continue reading
Category Archives: Sweets & Treats
Cinnamon Sugar Pear Cake is a lovely fresh pear cake that is great for dessert or can be served as a breakfast bread. It can be served warm or at room temperature. It will keep covered on the counter for … Continue reading
Lime Swirl is an old fashioned dessert from the 70’s…evaporated milk, lime jello, chocolate wafers all combine to make a light and luscious pie. Lime Swirl is a lovely dessert after a heavier meal….the lime and lemon cleanse the palate … Continue reading
Lumberjack Cake is an old fashioned apple and date cake with a broiled butter/coconut/brown sugar topping….great for dessert or lunch boxes. I used to find that the hardest part of making this cake was chopping the dates. In frustration one … Continue reading
An old fashioned quick cake, Tomato Soup Cake is a spice cake, which is topped with applesauce and finished with a baked meringue. A favourite recipe of my Mom, we were always sworn to secrecy not to reveal the secret … Continue reading
Tomorrow I am hosting a baby shower for our niece Erin. I find at these family and friend parties, that cookies are always a nice addition to the dessert choices. Butterscotch Cookies are a rolled cookie that is made much … Continue reading
Cranberry Apple Trifle is a rich dessert where a little goes a long way. It is a perfect dessert for a large gathering for Thanksgiving or Christmas or New Years. It is also a great way to use up fresh … Continue reading
Pear Crisp is accented with cinnamon and ginger….a lovely fall dessert. Pears are still very plentiful at the Farmer’s Market. I will use any excuse to find a way to use them when they are so perfect. Winter pears are … Continue reading
The Farmer’s Market has just been too attractive and I found myself with a basket of Bartlett Pears that were ripe and ready to use…what to do? Pear Pie takes the sweetness of fresh pears and combines it with crystallized … Continue reading
Happy Canadian Thanksgiving Day! Pumpkin Pie is a dessert that just evokes Thanksgiving. This recipe, handed down to me from my Mom, uses pure pumpkin (not a pie filler) and a combination of spices that results in an amazing flavour. … Continue reading