My husband is a huge Italian food fan. He would literally eat Italian, especially pasta, every day of the week and be completely happy! I like Italian food also, but I am definitely not in the same league! However, I must admit to loving Italian focaccia bread. Focaccia is a flat oven-baked Italian bread, which is usually topped with herbs or other ingredients. It is popular in Italy and is usually seasoned with olive oil and salt. I often purchased the version that is available at … [Read more...]
Asparagus, Bacon, and Gruyere Tart
Who else loves asparagus? It is probably my favourite springtime vegetable. Even though asparagus is available pretty much all year, spring is the time of year when it is the tastiest and most abundant. We bought a big bunch a few days ago, had some with dinner and I decided to make a tart with the leftover asparagus. I have made a few variations of this tart and while they are all really good, this Asparagus, Bacon, and Gruyere Tart is my favourite so far! I used about 22 … [Read more...]
How to Make Hot Cross Buns {Recipe}
Hot Cross Buns are an Easter/Springtime tradition for us. In the past I would always buy them, but last year, I decided to make them... and they were DELICIOUS! If you are not familiar, Hot Cross Buns are a spiced sweet bun made with currants and other dried fruits and marked with a cross on the top. In many countries, they are traditionally eaten on Good Friday, but are now popular all year round, especially in the spring. In many historically Christian countries, these buns are … [Read more...]
Easter Magic Bars
If you are looking for a delicious, easy, make-ahead treat for Easter, this recipe for Easter Magic Bar is for you! All I did was take my traditional recipe for Magic Bars/Hello Dolly Squares (some people call them Magic Bars and some Hello Dolly Squares) and tweaked it a bit to make them more ”Eastery”. (I don’t think that’s even a word...but you get the idea!) I love how they turned out, not only do that taste amazing, the pretty pastel colours look very Easter and springlike! … [Read more...]
No-Bake, Easter Egg Nests
I have made the basic recipe for what I know as "Frogs" for as long as I can remember. I think some people refer to these cookies as Chocolate Macaroons, but to me they will always be "Frogs". How or why they came to have that name escapes me; they are not green, greenish or frog shaped. I have made them special for Easter by pushing three candy coated chocolate eggs into each cookie, forming a little chocolate nest. What these cookies are, is delicious mounds of chocolate that can be … [Read more...]
How to Make Irish Coffee
I am a big lover of hot coffee cocktails, like Irish Coffee. And it is no small wonder, you do remember I live in cold Canada, right? The first hot coffee cocktail I ever had, was a Spanish Coffee. I don't remember where it was, but I do remember it was pure heaven...and I may have had two! For years, Spanish Coffee has been my hot coffee cocktail of choice and in place of dessert, has finished off many a special occasion meal. We have recently started adding Irish Coffee to our hot … [Read more...]
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