Colorful book cover for 'Let's Not Go Overboard Here' by Erica Hendry, showing a hand holding a tall glass with a boat and blue background.

Summer Reads: Let’s Not Go Overboard Here

This is part of my Summer Reads series where I’ll be sharing book recommendations –  a series of “not just cookbooks”. As many of you long-time readers will know, I’ve been running Summer Reads since 2014 – sharing reading recommendations each Monday in June, July and August (whoah – that’s a lot of books!). This summer, … Read more

Close-up of a golden braided raisin bread with coarse sugar on a wooden board.

Tuesdays with Dorie: Twist Bread from Baking with Dorie

This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe comes from Baking with Dorie. Twist Bread is a take on Dorie’s Daily White Bread – a fabulous recipe that always turns out. This iteration includes a layer of sugar, cinnamon and cocoa powder rolled into the bread with some cranberries – the dough is then cut into three … Read more

Assorted cupcakes with white frosting and colorful sprinkles arranged on a white background.

Tuesdays with Dorie: Gemma Cakes from Dorie’s Anytime Cakes

This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe comes from Dorie’s latest book, Dorie’s Anytime Cakes.  I chose this recipe because I thought it would be a great one to make to celebrate my birthday with friends and when it’s your birthday month on Tuesdays with Dorie you get to pick the recipes! Gemma Cakes are mini … Read more

Brownies topped with colorful candy-coated chocolates arranged in squares on a plate. (Rainbow M&M-like toppings)

Tuesdays with Dorie: Olive Oil Brownies from Baking with Dorie

This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe comes from Baking with Dorie. I chose Olive Oil Brownies because I am always happy to try a new brownie recipe and was intrigued to try this one – although it has some ingredients I was a bit suspicious of – black pepper, raisins (!) and olive oil… Hmm… … Read more

Pancake topped with blueberries and raspberries, dusted with powdered sugar on a white plate with a dotted rim. A light custard or sauce sits beneath the berries.

Tuesdays with Dorie: Meringue Snackers from Baking with Dorie

This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe comes from Baking with Dorie. Meringue Snackers sounded like a nice, easy recipe to me – that is, until I realised with one day’s notice that this post was due this week. Meringues need time more than anything and I was running out this past weekend! Cue panic in … Read more

Tuedays with Dorie: Maybe-This, Maybe-That Ham and Cheese Loaf from Dorie’s Anytime Cakes

This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe comes from Dorie’s latest book, Dorie’s Anytime Cakes! Maybe-This, Maybe-That Ham and Cheese Loaf is the perfect Sunday bake! It’s a classic French “Cake Salé” (literally: salty cake but actually “savoury”) which is often served in small cubes with an apéro. This one is fairly flexible in terms of … Read more