This recipe winds up being in lunch kits for my kids for a week. I make it into scone(ish) shapes and send it as part of a larger lunch with hard boiled eggs, peanut butter, cheese, apples and grapes. I always get caught by the amount of time this one takes to prepare and make. In a perfect world, you should allow for …

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Ingredients 3 to 4 ripe bananas 1/4 cup melted butter 1 cup sugar 1.5 cups flour 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 egg, beaten 1 teaspoon baking soda Chocolate chips (as many as you want!) Process Preheat oven to 350 F. Mash the bananas in a bowl. Add the remaining ingredients except for the chocolate chips and mix well with a …

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Ingredients 2 1/8 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon kosher salt 1 1/2 cups regular bittersweet chocolate chips 1 1/2 cups walnuts, finely chopped 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature 1 cup light or dark brown sugar, tightly packed 1/2 cup white sugar 2 eggs 2 teaspoons vanilla …

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Ingredients Ice 4 ounces tequila 2 ounces Cointreau 2 ounces fresh lime juice 1/2 ounce simple syrup Coarse sea salt Lime peel, for the glasses Lime wedges, for garnish Process Fill a small pitcher with ice. Add the tequila, Cointreau, lime juice, and simple syrup. Stir until thoroughly chilled. Spread the salt on a …

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Some words I don't really remember where we found this recipe; it's been saved as a PDF on my computer for a while, and the URL in the footer is incomplete. These are a favourite in the house, and some family members have been known to .. reverse snack .. after eating too many. This recipe is halved from the original …

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Some Words These are my notes and instructions on managing and making a sourdough boule. This is loosely adapted from the notes from "The Bread Baker's Apprentice: Mastering the Art of Extraordinary Bread" by Peter Reinhart, but capturing a few changes that I've found work for my climate, kitchen and …

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Some words Sourdough Bagels are tasty, but they depend on having a mature starter going, have had recently been fed and otherwise in good shape. Sometimes that's just not realistic, so we'll go for these ones instead. Ingredients 1 and 1/2 cups (360ml) warm water. Should be around 100f, not so hot that it kills the …

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I've made a Focaccia from "The Bread Baker's Apprentice" before, and it was a good recipe to get going on.. but this one is much easier, and needs overall less care and attention. This recipe is adapted from https://alexandracooks.com/2018/03/02/overnight-refrigerator-focaccia-best-focaccia/, but the process …

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I wish I had a picture of these, because they were awfully tasty.

I set out to make these the night before, not realising that they didn't need prep the night before. These were quick and easy to make in the morning.

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