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Best Garlic Bread Ever.
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Alright folks. My husband said I shouldn’t share this. He said it’s my million dollar recipe. However, since I’m not planning on opening up a restaurant any time soon, here is my favourite garlic bread recipe EVER. You can easily make this vegan by using your favourite melting vegan cheese shreds in place of…
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Easy 3-ingredient Baguette
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You can do this. Really. You can make your own bread. Bonus? You only need 3 ingredients that you probably already have lying around, plus a little bit of water, and only 4 hours. I say only, because a lot of breads of this caliber require a long rise, a lot of hands-on time,…
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Kaiser Rolls (Homemade Bread Buns)
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Growing up in a Jewish household, we never had white sliced bread. No. Seriously. Never. We had challah. Or onion rolls. Or pumpernickel. But white sliced? Never. The first time I tried white sliced bread was at a non-Jewish friend’s house. Slathered with mayonnaise and bologna… I really didn’t get the appeal. 30 years…
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Make Your Own Sourdough – Step by Step
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How to make your own sourdough from scratcha.k.a. Allison’s Adventures in Sourdough LandToday, I’m going to show you how to make an easy, no fuss, (almost) no knead sourdough that’ll knock your socks off. A few weeks ago, I decided to embark on a quest to make my own sourdough bread. Inspired by Michael…
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Homemade Soft Pretzels
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Soft pretzels bring back memories of childhood. In the early 90’s, I loved going to see the Expos play – not because I loved baseball – but because I knew that it meant that I’d get to drink orange soda and share a soft pretzel with my dad. When the Expos decided to pack…
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Mini Burger Buns
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As a general rule, food is cuter when it’s miniature. Mini cakes. Mini brownies. Mini sandwiches. Mini burgers. Something about handheld food makes it significantly more appealing than it’s full sized counterpart. Handheld mini patties are easy to make – finding burger buns to match, however, can prove to be a challenge. Readers, rejoice,…
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Homemade Bread
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Do you have 15 minutes, some dry active yeast, and a kitchen scale? If so, you, my friend, can make bread – right this instant. No experience required. No fancy ingredients. This bread is easy-peasy – and absolutely delicious. The secret ingredient is beer – yes, the kind you drink. Any beer will do,…
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Stellar Brunch (Oven-baked french toast with caramel sauce)
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Springtime peeked it’s shy little head out to say hello to us Montrealers this week, and I instantly felt excited & inspired. There’s just something about warm weather and sunshine that get me into a crafty mood. Quite a good time to be feeling creative, as I’ve had a lot of decorating to do…
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Semi-Guilty Pleasures (Baked Donuts with Cinnamon Sugar Glaze)
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And so, it begins. Pastry school, that is! Courses began this week, and so far we’ve learned some introductory basics on health and safety measures, as well as basic sanitation practices. Many of the unsettling facts made me happy to be vegetarian – a life choice that made me feel almost safe, until I…
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A Fine Toast (Mushrooms with Thyme)
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Dear: Mother Nature, I would like to formally thank you for the incredible tease that you laid upon our wonderful city this week. You showered us with mild temperatures, sunshine and the smell of dog crap spring in the air, and then proceeded, as you often do, to throw upon us a blanket of snow, slush…