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Continue reading →: White Chocolate Cranberry Almond Biscotti IIConfession: these white chocolate cranberry almond biscotti were in fact part of my Christmas baking. I make them every year for holiday gift-giving, and they are by far the crowd favourite. I personally only bake them at Christmas, but there’s no reason they can’t be made at any other time…
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Continue reading →: Grandpa’s 100th Birthday Cake {Chocolate Mocha Layer Cake with Vanilla Buttercream}My Grandpa turned 100 in December – an occasion that deserves a celebratory cake if there ever was one! I asked him what his favourite kind of cake was, and when he answered “fruitcake”, I had a worrying flashback to the last fruitcake I encountered – which happened to be…
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Continue reading →: Hungarian KifliChristmas took me by surprise this year – December flew by in a blur of work projects and deadlines, and then suddenly it was December 25 and just as suddenly, it’s now the last day of 2017. Not that this stopped me from my regularly scheduled annual Christmas Cookie Madness…
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Continue reading →: BraveTart’s Homemade OreosIt’s been years since I ate a real Oreo, but I can say with 100% certainty that BraveTart’s Homemade Oreos are BETTER! In the summer, I joined the Food52 Baking Club on Facebook, and every month we all bake out of a selected baking book and share our results and…
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Continue reading →: Swedish Kanelbullar and ChokladbiskvierTo make up for the fact that I’ve been a slacker these last few months with Around the World in 12 Plates, I’m bringing not one but TWO recipes to this month’s party. Sweden was November’s destination, and similar to their Danish neighbours’ appreciation for hygge – enjoying simple pleasures…
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Continue reading →: Maple Pecan Shortbread BarsOur American neighbours have a certain important holiday involving turkey and pie coming up tomorrow, and I wanted to share these maple pecan shortbread bars because they would make the perfect last minute addition to a Thanksgiving (or other) dinner menu. I actually made these for Canadian Thanksgiving back in…
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Continue reading →: Spiced Pumpkin Roulade with White Chocolate & MascarponeNate and I usually host our families for Thanksgiving dinner, but with my bum elbow making it a little difficult to stuff a turkey – let alone maneuver it in and out of the oven – my parents took on the hosting duties this year, and I brought dessert. Pumpkin…
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Continue reading →: Focaccia with Grapes & Rosemary {Schiacciata con L’uva}Before we get caught up in the pumpkin spice madness that seems to take hold in the fall, let’s take a moment to appreciate the humble grape. Grapes are one of those fruits that I could usually take or leave, except for during the small window from the end of…
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Continue reading →: In Search of the Perfect Lemon Layer CakeAhhhh the lemon layer cake. You’d think the combination of cake, lemon curd, and frosting would be relatively simple, right? Well you’d be wrong, especially if you’re me. I’ve been on the search for the perfect lemon layer cake for almost as long as I’ve been writing this blog –…
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Continue reading →: Turkish Simit BreadWith our Around the World in 12 Plates leader, Gabby, spending the month of July in Turkey on an archaeological dig (#lifegoals), it only made sense that this month’s destination was Turkey! Seeing her post delicious-looking photos of her meals on Facebook, I was intrigued by her mention of a…
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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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