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How to Bake Rustic Irish Soda Bread + Video
Mar06

How to Bake Rustic Irish Soda Bread + Video

Looking for a winning St. Patrick’s Day recipe? Then, this Rustic Irish Soda Bread is just the treat for you. This bread is adorned with plump raisins & caraway seeds, and the texture more like that of a scone. A surprisingly perfect combination created between the raisins & caraway seeds carries you away to the shores of the Emerald Isle. How to Bake Rustic Irish Soda Bread: This bread can be baked on a greased or...

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How to Bake Bread Pudding
Dec01

How to Bake Bread Pudding

Bread Pudding is on the menu… The different varieties of puddings are extensive & make a lovely end to a meal or a snack. The most common ways to cook puddings are baking, steaming, or cooking on the stove top. Steaming is quite efficient, and cooking on the stove top is likely quicker. Baked puddings are always heartier. How to Bake Bread Pudding: My recipe for bread pudding involves baking the item. Type: Dessert Recipe...

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How to Bake White Bread: Homemade Bread Day
Nov17

How to Bake White Bread: Homemade Bread Day

November 17th is Homemade Bread Day, and Bread is “The Food of Life.” It’s one of the oldest foods, and most fundamental to our existence – remember: “bread & water.” Nothing is more basic & we can’t live without water either. Bread connects man to his historical roots…changing flour & water into bread. As bakers everywhere discover, it is a realization of the delight of true...

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How to Bake Bread with Raisins: Raisin Bread Month
Nov01

How to Bake Bread with Raisins: Raisin Bread Month

Raisin Bread Month is here in the month of November, and now you’re thinking to yourself when on Earth the last time you baked a loaf of Raisin Bread at home was. It may have been a while, if I’m guessing correctly. Raisin Information: Raisins are just dried grapes. Muscat grapes, which are generally available near year end, are aromatic, sweet & are ideal to use in baking rich cakes & other confections. The golden...

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National Yorkshire Pudding Day: A Coveted Side Dish Recipe
Oct13

National Yorkshire Pudding Day: A Coveted Side Dish Recipe

National Yorkshire Pudding Day is definitely something to celebrate. Yorkies, so we call them are the best thing about a roast beef dinner. We enjoy those light & fluffy, little puddings smothered in roast drippings. We like Yorkshire pudding so much that sometimes, I’ve used turkey, chicken or pork drippings in place of beef drippings. My family has always liked this recipe, and comments that other Yorkshire puddings they...

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Swedish National Cinnamon Roll Day: How to Bake Cinnamon Rolls
Oct04

Swedish National Cinnamon Roll Day: How to Bake Cinnamon Rolls

It’s National Cinnamon Roll Day in Sweden, and why not? Ooey, gooey goodness of fresh, soft bread rolled up with cinnamon, raisins and a glaze icing. What’s not to like. Of course, they would love them in Sweden! They’re not difficult to make, so try these rolls out. How to Bake Cinnamon Rolls: Delightful and soft, I have a super tasty cinnamon roll recipe as follows. Type: Bread Recipe Serve with: tea or coffee Prep...

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National Hot Cross Bun Day: How to Bake Hot Cross Buns with Milk Glaze
Sep11

National Hot Cross Bun Day: How to Bake Hot Cross Buns with Milk Glaze

Did you know that today is National Hot Cross Bun Day? Well, in the USA it is… Someone might mention “Hot Cross Buns” and this little ditty of a nursery rhyme pops into memory immediately! Hot Cross Buns. Hot Cross Buns. One a penny, two a penny. Hot Cross Buns! They are so silky, big & fluffy hiding their tasty, little morsels of goodness inside. Whether toasted or plain, they’re great! Typically made for...

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How to Bake Date Nut Bread: National Date Nut Bread Day
Sep08

How to Bake Date Nut Bread: National Date Nut Bread Day

September 8th is National Date Nut Bread Day, and this Date Nut Bread recipe will soothe your senses & your taste buds. Quick breads like date nut bread are delightfully tasty. Made with nuts & fruit, they remain moist & store well. If keeping them for more than 1 day or 2, it’s best refrigerated or frozen. How to Bake Date Nut Bread: The addition of different types of nuts, and even fresh apple chunks, makes this an...

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Bake Up Some of that National Biscuit Month…Mmm
Sep01

Bake Up Some of that National Biscuit Month…Mmm

Oooh, ahhh, ohhh…It’s National Biscuit Month, and we need to bake some up ourselves. What a pleasure it will be to celebrate then, to eat biscuits. I could eat biscuits at breakfast, lunch and dinner. Just beautiful, buttered, light biscuits fresh from the oven slathered with syrup, homemade jam, or even like the Southerners do, with a tasty cream gravy! Mmm…my mouth is watering already! Nobody could beat my...

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How to Bake Strawberry Banana Bread + Video
Feb23

How to Bake Strawberry Banana Bread + Video

I seem to bake a lot of banana bread in our house. It’s tasty, it’s easy, it’s easy to switch up with different flavors, perfect for a snack, dessert or a breakfast item. I get a ton of requests for different banana breads through my Neighbourhood Chef menu, and this is one of them… Enjoy this bread with seasonal berries, or use frozen berries, if desired or necessary. Type: Bread Recipe Serve With: Milk &...

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How to Bake Sweet Jalapeno Mozzarella Cornbread Muffins
Nov28

How to Bake Sweet Jalapeno Mozzarella Cornbread Muffins

Today, I’m making a soon-to-be favourite in our household… Sweet Jalapeno Mozzarella Cornbread Muffins from scratch, and they are going to a fellow gymnastics coach of mine, Sarah Morin at Gymnastics Energy, for doing me a great favour. Thanks, Sarah! When I make cornbread, I like it sweet, so today, I’m using the basic recipe for my Kickin’ Sweet Southern Cornbread and kicking that up with some “jalapeno...

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How to Make Bread Crust Date Butter Tartlets
Nov07

How to Make Bread Crust Date Butter Tartlets

One of my very favorite desserts or treats, since I was a little girl, is butter tarts. Now, I don’t prefer them with nuts at all, and love them with raisins, but want to give you a great option, especially wonderful for Holiday Cooking. Something you may not know, or may take for granted, is that butter tarts are thought of as a typically Canadian dessert. You never know who is going to show up unexpectedly at your door during...

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How to Bake Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Banana Bread from Scratch
Sep24

How to Bake Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Banana Bread from Scratch

Have you checked out my Neighbourhood Chef Menu, if you live in Niagara? Tonight, I have a client who has ordered banana bread, but not just ANY banana bread…he wanted a peanut butter chocolate chip banana bread… …And that’s what he will receive! I must say, it smells unbelievable in my kitchen right now as the banana bread is baking, and it looks unbelievable too. Wish I would have made one for my own...

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