Korena in the Kitchen

Chocolate, Cookies & Squares, Recipes

Salted Caramel & Chocolate Rice Crispy Squares

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April 7, 2014

Two weekends ago I went on a canoeing/camping trip in the Gulf Islands, where I was specifically tasked with bringing dessert for one of the evenings. My plan was to make “campfire fondue”, which consists of melting a handful of chocolate chips in a little package of foil beside…
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Daring Bakers Challenges, Other Baked Goods & Sweets, Recipes

Daring Bakers: Nougat Torrone

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March 27, 2014

The March 2014 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Rebecca of BakeNQuilt. She challenged us to learn to make classic nougat and to make it our own with our choice of flavors and add-ins. Nougat is not something I’d ever contemplated making before this month – the only real experience…
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Bread, Breakfast & Brunch, Recipes

{Sourdough} Irish Soda Bread

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March 20, 2014

I’m not so good with the holiday themed recipes here – the only things I manage to post about with any seasonal timeliness and regularity are Christmas cookies and hot cross buns – so it didn’t even occur to me until a week ago that the Irish soda bread chosen…
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Main Dishes, Recipes

Samuel Adams Winter Lager Roasted Chicken with Orange, Fennel, and Chili

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March 13, 2014

Nothing says comfort food like roast chicken, and although we are finally crawling out of the depths of winter (it felt like this one lasted forever), comfort is still what I’m after. I’ve seen lots of recipes for roast chicken with wine, but I’m more of a beer girl myself…
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Recipes, Soups, Sides & Snacks

How to Eat Popcorn Like a Salt Springer

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March 10, 2014

The Salt Spring Island movie theatre opened when I was about ten – I remember because one of the first films shown was the digitally re-mastered, re-released Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, which was probably only the third film I’d ever seen in a theatre. [Edit: Apparently my memory…
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Bread, Daring Bakers Challenges, Recipes

Daring Bakers: Beautiful Bread

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February 27, 2014

Beauty surrounded the Daring Bakers this month as our host, Sawsan, of chef in disguise, challenged us to make beautiful, filled breads. Who knew breads could look as great as they taste? This month’s posting date snuck right up on me so I’ll keep this brief! I was delighted with…
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Chocolate, Cookies & Squares, Recipes

Fudgy Cocoa-Quinoa Brownies

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February 25, 2014

If I told you that some of the best brownies I’ve ever made were gluten-free and didn’t actually contain any chocolate, would you believe me? (I wouldn’t lie about something like this, I promise.) Let me explain. A few weeks ago, I came across Alice Medrich’s Cocoa Brownies on Food52,…
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Bread, Breakfast & Brunch, Recipes

Sourdough Sticky Lemon Pull-Apart Loaf

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February 20, 2014

Fair warning: February is turning into a carb-heavy month around here. I personally have no problem with this – when it’s this cold and disgusting outside, I want all the comfort food I can get, and this winter I’m putting those calories to good use with some good ol’ strength…
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Bread, Breakfast & Brunch, Recipes

Baklava Sticky Buns

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February 17, 2014

I often get a craving for baklava, but very rarely does it actually get satisfied. Unless you are in the vicinity of a decent Greek restaurant or willing to make it yourself, good baklava is hard to come by. Honestly, I think the last time I had some was when…
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Breakfast & Brunch, Recipes

Buckwheat Dutch Baby with Brown Butter Pears

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February 14, 2014

On rushed weekday mornings, breakfast is by necessity a simple affair consisting of whatever takes less than five minutes to throw together that I can wolf down before rushing out the door to work. So on weekends, I take advantage of those long, lazy mornings to make things like pancakes,…
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I’m Korena: cook, baker, dirty-dishes-maker. My favourite things include flour, butter, sugar, and chocolate.

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