I try to avoid going shopping any more often than necessary with the pandemic. However, I wanted to make tarts and I didn’t have any lard! When I was a teenager, I used to make my pastry with shortening. Necessity is the mother of trying something different! Continue reading Crisco® No Fail Pastry
I love Panna Cotta. This simple Italian dessert is just sweetened milk and cream thickened with gelatine. So, what is the big deal? Why do we like it so much? Continue reading Panna Cotta
I love brownies. I particularly love fudge brownies. However, growing up, a neighbour made blondies. They were chewy and butterscotch flavoured. I loved them. Continue reading Peanut Butter Chip Blondies
I would like to thank BBQ Host for this guest post. As a Canadian, we don’t celebrate the fourth of July but his great recipes honour our wonderful neigbours’ holday. I suggest you check out his site. It has great information on grilling, tutorials and grilling rigs.
The rest of this post is from BBQ Host! Thanks!
Continue reading Going Fourth With Grilling: What To Cook On Independence Day, Guest Post, BBQ Host
I have posted the recipe for Caramel Apple Rolls and done a video before but I did a higher quality video for my Community TV Show, You Can Make It. I thought you might like to have a look so here it is!
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Episode 19 has me making Cottage Pudding and Frozen Pizza Shells!
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I have a volunteer apple tree in my back yard. I didn’t plant it and have no idea what variety it is. It gives me a nice bag of apples every year despite me totally ignoring it. The perfect plant! Continue reading Freezer Apple Crisp
I like Carrot Pudding for Christmas and special occasions. She Who Must Be Obeyed is OK with this but finds it a little heavy. So this Christmas, I decided to do something simpler for her. I made Cottage Pudding. Continue reading Cottage Pudding
Butter tarts cause a slight altercation around my household. I think they should be cooked in muffin tins to make large deep butter tarts that are gooey. She Who Must Be Obeyed thinks they should be made in small tart pans and have a set centre. Guess who won the argument? Regardless, I love butter tarts. Continue reading Butter Tarts
My favourite pastry is made from the recipe on the Tenderflake Lard box. It has no fancy ingredients and guess what! It is tender and flaky. Truth in advertising. I have done a video of me making it.
The Old Fat Guy Continue reading Tenderflake Lard Pastry