Since we didn’t have turkey for Christmas, I was feeling deprived. Picked one up on Sunday.  Presalted it and roasted it Monday.   We had a traditional turkey dinner. As Moe said, a turkey dinner is all about the sides.

I baked the Kaisers on Boxing Day  with the intentions of having sandwiches for dinner, using the leftover grilled beef tenderloin.  But we went to a friend’s open house,  and come time for dinner,  neither of us was hungry. So………… I made Moe a couple of little sandwiches for Sunday’s breakfast. I had to work…

I decided to do something other than turkey for  Christmas dinner this year. We started with one of Matt’s favourite appetizers La Gougere. (Print Recipe) He has loved this since he was a young child.  Dinner was Chateaubriand. The tenderloin was presalted the day before and left wrapped in the fridge for 24 hours, before…

Original recipe was in Imperial Measurements. I adapted it to Metric. 4 1/2 cups flour (650g) 1 to 2  teaspoons sugar (5g) 2 to 3  teaspoons salt (16g) 2 1/2 teaspoons yeast (7g) 1 1/2 to two cups water(400g) 1 tablespoon soft butter (30g) 1 egg sesame seeds/poppy seeds Recipe makes 12 full size or…

This is what we will be having for our dessert tonight. English Trifle. This is a recipe I have had for over 35 years. I call it Patty’s Trifle, but only because my friend Patty shared the recipe. Not really sure where it originated. All I know is it has been a family favourite for…

Quilted Maple at its finest.  This figure is very rare. Only three of these five boards will available. #211 SOLD #206 SOLD

We have added a new board to our Collection. A “Bread Baker’s Board” Very much like a “transfer or flipping” board used to transfer baguettes on to the stone in the oven. I’ve been using one of these boards for a couple of years now. I sent  friend of mine, Elise,  a couple to try and…

Started two Bigas Saturday night,  and Sunday morning  I made the dough.  Two batches.  One I left in the fridge for an overnight bulk fermentation,  and the other,  Matt took out of the fridge  Sunday afternoon around 3:00   so that the dough would be ready to use to make pizzas  by the time I…

I started using a Biga to make bread about 20 years ago. Recently though I have been playing around with some other  methods. Last week I went back to using a biga and now I can’t remember why I ever stopped. This is definitely my favourite bread. Also makes a great pizza crust. I started…

If you follow my blog and you are getting tired of all of the recent bread posts, the next few posts are for you. Been awhile since I baked my favourite  Chicken Pot Pie.  Individual Servings. Topped with puff pastry. The Recipe can be Printed from HERE And if you are interested inoptional pastry tops…