The Canadian Baker

When I was younger I didn't like mangoes. They never appealed to me and, to be honest, I wasn't much of a fruit lover. My mom woul...

One thing I've noticed is that when I try to bake and carry on a conversation at the same time the end result is not pretty. The other ...

This month Becks & Posh and Jam Faced are hosting an even called "What's for Pud?" in honour of St. George's Day ....

Cleaning out my cupboards had been pretty lucrative lately. Today's recipe makes good use of the jar of marachino cherries I bought to d...

When you're in the mood for making a cookie that isn't chocolate chip, peanut butter or oatmeal, these cookies are the answer. Choc...

The past weekend was really, really busy. On Friday evening, there was a huge gathering at Elizabeth's and I wanted to make these browni...

This month, Barbara at Tigers & Strawberries is hosting an event called "The Spice is Right" . The objective is to focus on s...

It must be Spring because I keep 'cleaning' out my kitchen. Today I found 2 ripe bananas on the counter (as per usual) and half a pa...

Last week, while cleaning out my cupboard, I found a box of graham cracker crumbs and some unsweetened chocolate. An idea formed in my head ...

Inspiration for today's cookie comes all the way from the other side of the world. ANZAC stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corp...

This morning I looked out the window and saw snow. I like Canadian winters as much as the next person but where is Spring? I decided to chee...

Here are some recipes from previous posts. Enjoy! Pear Raisin Streusel Bars (low fat) Butter Tart Squares Cream Cheese Raspberry Brownies T...

What are benne seeds? Sesame seeds by another name. They came to America from Africa and the Nigerian name for them, "benne", stuc...

During my end-of-week pantry clean out I was determined to use up some open packages of dry goods. I found some sultana raisins languishing...

Yesterday Elizabeth had a get-together for The Girls. It is not something we get to do often since some friends travel all the way from St. ...

I seemed to have an abundance of super-ripe bananas on my counter over the past few days and I wanted to make a cake with them. I pulled out...

Tea biscuits, or scones, are another favourite treat in our house. They in no way resemble the rock-hard variety that can be purchased at th...

I've always loved shortbread. The beautiful simplicity of mixing butter, sugar and flour together to get a crumbly melt-in-your-mouth co...

Today long-time friends who live overseas came back to Canada for a visit. This was very exciting since I haven't seen them in 3 years. ...

My little neighbour Y loves chocolate cake. He's a four year old chocoholic in the making. Whenever I'm visiting his house he always...