A while ago I wrote about my quest for a “proper” soft sourdough pretzel in Winnipeg. I wanted the salty, puffy, toothsome, slightly bitter outside and a soft chewy interior - not the horrible, sweet bready things you get from a place like Auntie Anne’s. Some people knew what I was talking about, but the [...]
I have a soft spot in my heart for popovers, and I’m not sure why. I’m pretty sure I remember my mother (or maybe my grandmother) making them for dinner, usually as an accompaniment for a saucy main dish. (I think that they might have actually been Yorkshire puddings that we had, but they are [...]
I loooooooove chocolate chip cookies. The problem is that baking… Well, I like baking, but baking doesn’t like me. I always find a way to mess things up a bit.
So while I was intrigued by this month’s Foodtv.ca Recipe Challenge, I was leery to actually attempt the recipe. But a boring afternoon finally prompted [...]
