Archive of posts from June 2025

    Farmer’s Saskatoon Pie

    2025-06-29

    We are very fortunate that we’ve got a few fruit trees on our property, two different plums in the front, and a pear in the back. And, both our neighbours and us have Saskatoon berry trees as well! We were able to harvest tons of berries (over 1.5 kg!) this week, and there was...

    Pistachio Ice Cream

    2025-06-28

    Recently, I noticed that Costco sells products from Early Robin, a brand from a Canadian company called Premier Nuts. What caught my eye was the fact that their pistachio cream (a blend of nuts, milk powder, sugar) contained 70% nuts. Every other pistachio spread I’ve tried (...

    Carrot Cake Cupcakes

    2025-06-02

    To mark the end of birthday season, we invited a group of friends to play ping pong downtown, and have snacks, drinks, and cupcakes. Of course, being the baker that I am, I made three kinds of cupcakes with three kinds of frosting.