I haven't bought a can of pumpkin puree in six to seven years but I decided to make my first ever pumpkin pie this Thanksgiving, so I picked up a can. It was even on sale.

But before attempting the pumpkin pie, I made something that I haven't tasted for even longer ... pumpkin fudge. My first taste of that rather unique flavour came from the ( Read more... )

Happy Easter!!


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Work is slow in January, after the return from the Christmas break, and as teachers gear up for the last few weeks before the end of the fall semester. So, when I was at home on the first day back, I decided to make another batch of the duck fat brioche dough that I've posted already. In the meantime, I've eaten several of the rolls I made and ( Read more... )

I don't know many people who don't like to munch on freshly baked chocolate chip cookies. I ran across some Christmas themed chocolate chips in my pantry last week so I made a small batch using a recipe that Dana Mears shared to FB.


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I know it seems like I'm a bit fudge obsessed lately but it's the easiest sweet I can make with pantry ingredients I have right now ( Read more... )

This weekend I stopped in at the new city market and did some browsing. With less than $5 cash in my wallet, all I was looking for was an avocado ( Read more... )

In my teens I used to attend the local corn festival with a girlfriend and we always used to buy small samples of the fudges at the food stalls. Over the years, it's been harder and harder to find good fudge to buy.

About a month ago, I tried a recipe which suggested using an electric hand mixer to beat the fudge to help it cool and set. I ended up ( Read more... )