Shredded apples (peel and all) not only add fruity notes to the filling, but contain pectin which helps thicken it. The result is an easy ...

  The simplicity of a rhubarb pie is the epitome of late spring and early summer. Happy blog-day to me! It is crazy to think this little hob...

Yes, nut free baklava is possible! The filling for this decadent flaky pastry is a mix of nut free granola, sunflower seeds and buckwheat ...

Apple Rhubarb Crumble Pie is sweet, tart and the perfect way to use up your garden's bounty. I don't know about you, but my fre...

These Egyptian Fruit Tartlets are a variation on my favourite fig newton recipe, and are perfectly sized for a two bite treat! Well, I...

These crisp-chewy churros are baked - not fried - and coated head to toe in cinnamon sugar. Even better? They're vegan and nut free! ...

Suet sounds awful and archaic, but it makes super-flaky, melt in your mouth pastry perfect for any type of pie! As someone who doesn...

The standard strawberry rhubarb formula gets twisted with this version, which uses 100% fruit strawberry jam for convenience without loss of...

A Medieval style dessert! A touch of turmeric tints the pastry while a raspberry jam and honey glaze colours the pears with a decadent blus...

Pâte à choux - making it, at least - entered my life back when I was fifteen and in the Culinary program at my highschool. Unbeknownst to me...

While I usually pride myself on being a "preserving queen", and I'm obviously a huge fan of baking, whenever I get homemade gi...

Happy Canada Day everyone! I can't believe I've been writing this little blog for 9 years now - with a little blurb, a love of food,...

Are you a sweet or a savoury pie person? If you ask me, more often than not you'll hear me wax poetic about the virtues of a perfectly b...

Our family has a few holiday traditions - a big brunch with Mom's infamous Holiday Brioche and Challah taking centre stage, dancing wi...

Pie seems to be one of the quintessential Summer desserts. It's odd, really, since there is usually a fair bit of indoor prep work, oven...

One of my favourite things about teaching cooking to a gang of (relatively) young children is that they are enthralled by the aspect of ...

Happy Pi(e) Day, everyone! Now, I have never been a fan of math, but pastry? I can get behind that! Because this year marks a truly epic P...

I apologize for the horribly long title, but for something as all inclusively allergy-friendly as this pie crust had to be, nothing else wou...

If your family is anything like mine, you always have a surplus of steadily blackening bananas on your counter. We mean well, for sure, but...

恭禧發財!   In case you can't read that above (I sure can't!) I'm wishing you all Gong Hey Fat Choy - happy Chinese New Year! ...