Category: quarantine baking
Spinach & Leek Pie (Spanakopita)
Spanakopita, a traditional greek dish, literally translates to spinach pie. Made with a flaky phyllo (sometimes spelled “filo”) pastry crust & filled with spinach and cheese, it can be served…
Easy Homemade Gnocchi & Creamy Spinach Sauce
Potato sales are plummeting in North America, so as consumers, we can help by consuming more potatoes. I feel pretty passionate about this, so I’m doing my part: I’m making…
Chocolate Babka
Quarantine has brought out the baker in so many of you, and it’s been really fun to see all of your creations. I’ve had some time to put together this…
Ooey Gooey Cinnamon Buns
It seems that every week in quarantine, a new “it” food pops up all over the internet, seemingly out of nowhere. I don’t know who started the trend this time,…
5-Minute Vegan Bliss Balls
Bliss balls, energy bites, keto bombs… Whatever you call them, they’ve been blowing up my Pinterest and Insta feeds forever, and it was just about time that I went and…
Easy 3-ingredient Baguette
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,…
Kaiser Rolls (Homemade Bread Buns)
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…
Everyday Crêpes (Thin Pancakes)
Crêpes are one of those foods that I used to think of as ‘special occasion food.’ I did not grow up eating them, and knew them only from breakfast restaurants,…
Better Than The Ultimate Best Chocolate Chip Cookies Ever
Hey world! Happy 2018! Though I’m not one to make resolutions, I do enjoy the excuse for a good thorough housecleaning and organizational purge. This includes cleaning up and re-organizing…
Strawberry Pie Squares
Berry season is STILL here! Seriously, have you been to the markets lately? What a colourful abundance of local produce. My senses tingle each time I walk through. So, I…
