Archive of posts from May 2009

    Summer Berry Pie

    2009-05-30

    As a finale to my pulled pork BBQ lunch, I decided on a light, fruit-based dessert. This berry pie needed only a little bit of work to put together. The graham crust used only 9 crackers but 5 tbsp of butter which made it very greasy; I added two extra. It baked up quite soft ...

    Raspberry Hazelnut Squares

    2009-05-22

    A bulging bag of hazelnuts was the inspiration to look for hazelnut recipes, and I knew this was a recipe I wanted to try as I also had a forlorn package of cocoa nibs and an abundance of jams. I decided to use the jar of raspberry jam from Harvest Song that someone gave us at...

    Hamburger Buns

    2009-05-17

    These buns were based on the White Bread recipe, Variation 2 (the one with buttermilk). I used yogurt, thinned with milk instead. Due to carelessness, I misread the instructions and sprinkled flour on top of the risen buns, before spritzing with water so that the seeds would a...

    Ice Cream Tuiles

    2009-05-16

    As a slightly fancy dessert for a pizza party we held on Friday, I made these edible ice cream containers. I skipped the step of browning the butter, but followed the directions otherwise. It’s difficult to get the batter to an even thickness without one of those wooden tools ...

    Banana Coconut Bread for Pam

    2009-05-08

    After receiving 6 bunches of bananas from my cousin (courtesy of the Toronto film industry), we’ve enjoyed eating them in banana bread and banana ricotta pancakes. But Dr. S didn’t find the flavour of my favourite banana recipe intense enough, so I went searching for something...