This post is sponsored by Gay Lea. For this month’s Gay Lea post, we’re talking about “Farm to Table”. Appropriate really since Gay Lea is a Canadian dairy products co-operative owned by over 1,200 farmers. I don’t often get to visit a farm but I do try to do the next best thing and that’s […]
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Tuesdays with Dorie (Baking Chez Moi): Double-Corn Tea Cake
This week, the Tuesdays with Dorie recipe from Baking Chez Moi was an interesting take on a tea cake. Completely gluten-free (well, nearly in my case, I was 5g short of the right amount of corn flour so I topped up with all-purpose, am sure it wouldn’t have made a difference but you never know…), […]
Tuesdays with Dorie (Baking Chez Moi): Martine’s Gâteau de Savoie
This week, the Tuesdays with Dorie recipe from Baking Chez Moi, was one I’ve been intrigued to make for quite a while. It’s the SIMPLEST of recipes – with just eggs, sugar, vanilla and flour – which is always great to have in your back pocket, right? A gâteau de Savoie is a French version […]
Tuesdays with Dorie (Baking Chez Moi): Plain and simple almond cake
This week, for Tuesdays with Dorie’s recipe from Baking Chez Moi, we made Plain and Simple Almond Cake. It really is “plain and simple” as it contains only three main ingredients: eggs, almonds and sugar (with a touch of salt and vanilla). I, of course, minified the recipe to make three 4-inch cakes which were […]
Tuesdays with Dorie (Baking Chez Moi): Spiced Honey Cake
This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe from Baking Chez Moi – a spiced honey cake – was one I was intrigued to try. It’s rather like a gingerbread in a lot of ways – and by gingerbread I mean a proper pain d’épices (a French quickbread/ cake made from dark honey and flavoured with Christmas-y […]
Tuesdays with Dorie (Baking Chez Moi): Cornmeal & Berry Cakes
I’m currently walking a portion of the Camino de Santiago de Compostela – follow along on Instagram! I made this week’s recipe for Tuesdays with Dorie (Cornmeal and Berry Cakes) twice. It’s so simple and a great way to take advantage of summer’s bounty of berries! Dorie’s recipe calls for making four mini loaves but […]
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