12 Days of Holiday Treats 2024: Browned Butter Holiday Rice Krispie Squares

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Scroll to the bottom of the post to get ALL the “12 Days” recipes from 2019 – 2023! It’s that time of year again! Welcome to Day 1 of The Twelve Days of Holiday Treats! Once again, this year, from December 1st-12th I’ll post a new holiday treat recipe every day – inspiration for your … Read more

Tuesdays with Dorie: Maple Almond Pie from Baking with Dorie

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This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe comes from Baking with Dorie. Maple Walnut Pie sounded delicious to me but my other half doesn’t like walnuts (!) or pecans (!) so because I don’t even need two tiny pies to myself, I went with slivered almonds which is what I had on hand. Knowing this was … Read more

It’s Fairy Bread Day!

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Did you know? Today, November 24th is Fairy Bread Day! Hold on… what’s FAIRY BREAD? A favourite childhood treat in Australia, that’s what! Right up there with a sugar sandwich (yup – white bread, butter and sugar, a VERY occasional treat), fairy bread was something you got to eat rarely – mostly at birthday parties. … Read more

Tuesdays with Dorie: Tarte Tatin from Baking with Dorie

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This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe comes from Baking with Dorie. Tarte Tatin is one of my favourite French dishes so I couldn’t wait to make it, especially since Dorie had just recently written about it again in her newsletter. Basically this is pastry topped with caramel and apples, but it’s baked upside down so … Read more