... that kept on giving.

I bought a can of ED Smith pumpkin puree to make a pumpkin pie for Canadian Thanksgiving.


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When you're clearing out your pantry, and have just over a cup of rolled oats left, make these delicious oat muffins.

During my search on line for a recipe, I found that bananas were often included in the recipes for moisture. This recipe seemed perfect as I had some peeled bananas frozen away for smoothies. The google results that suggested that ( Read more... )

I can't remember the last time I made these but I was reminded of them recently, when I visited a local European grocery store. They were charging $2.99 per piece for the large size. I was horrified, and since I had just restocked my supply of rum, I made a quick half batch today. The recipe was shared with me by my BFF, Ann, more than 50 years ago ( Read more... )

I'm planning on making these toffee bars again and while reviewing the recipe, I realized that I had never shared the pictures or the recipe link.I recommend making them if you need a fast recipe with little preparation. Sadly, they don't last long especially when you only make a small 8x8 inch tray.


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Haven't made a pie in a while and since peaches were in season ... and on sale, I bought some last week and finally got around to making a pie today. I used a recipe for the filling that I found on line here.


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I've enjoyed the rum baba (baba au rhum) bought at a local Italian bakery over the years and kept meaning to try making them myself, but the cost of the molds kept me from the attempt. And then I retired and decided to splurge ( Read more... )

It's been six seven months and I got bored so I thought I'd post a couple of pictures of things I made lately. I've made both dishes before and posted them on my LJ and my blog.

Japanese chicken curry using a boxed curry roux.


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Cran-apple Pie for Pi Day


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Yesterday, my SIL gave me a head's up that my brother was stopping over with a treat today. I kind of forgot that tomorrow (Feb 16) is Paczki Day. Paczki are glorified filled donuts for those who are not in the know ( Read more... )

The Castella cake is a light sponge cake popular in Japan and seems to be sold often as a plain bar cake. It is classified as a kind of 'wagashi' or Japanese traditional confectionery, according to Wikipedia.


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