• Baking Recipes,  Christmas & holidays,  From the books,  My favourite things,  Simple cakes,  Timeless Treats

    A Bûche de Noël to wish you a very merry Christmas

    There are several things I love about Christmas, and no they do not involve material presents. There’s the food, which is always a tad more abundant around this time of the year. I also love getting reunion invitations from friends I haven’t seen in years! But what I really honestly look forward to about Christmas is that especially magnified sense of contentment I always get. I’ve always felt like my year culminates during the Christmas holidays instead of the new year. I guess with all the excitement on New Year’s Eve I have difficulty finding that moment of solitude to really take in everything that I have around me, or…

  • Baking Recipes,  Biscuits & scones,  From the books,  The Breakfast Bin

    {The Breakfast Bin} Almond Scones with a citrusy kick

    I think I have developed a thing for scones and biscuits. There is something about how craggy, golden, and rustic they look, feel and taste, that makes me keep coming back to them. They make home feel more like home just by their presence on the table. They may not necessarily be the healthiest of breakfasts, but in all their buttery glory, they add just a little something extra to make the morning special. A while back, I bought the Williams-Sonoma Baking Book, and in all my excitement for the many recipes in this book, this one jumped out at me first for one reason or another. I don’t know…