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Mint awesomeness! Pink peppermint is a nice touch. These would be the first ones I'd grab up if i saw them on a table with ten other plates of treats. Of course all your cookies look divine. I've yet to try cinnamon shortbread...must correct that!
Commented Dec 9, 2012 on Chocolate Coated Peppermint Cookies at Clockwork Lemon
Chocolate Coated Peppermint Cookies
The past few weeks I've been busy busy busy making an obscene amount of Christmas cookies. If you happened to stop by my house you were probably greeted with a desperate "Help eat these cookies!" followed by "No! Not that one, or that one, or that one! Those are for photos! Only eat the ugly...
So pretty. Would love to try these next time we have friends over for Survivor night!
Commented Sep 6, 2012 on Fruit Loop Cocktail Popsicles at Clockwork Lemon
Fruit Loop Cocktail Popsicles
It's a cocktail, a Popsicle, and a breakfast cereal flavor all in one! These pretty pastel treats pack a strong vodka punch and are not for those who shy away from the taste of alcohol I've been seeing a lot about Popsicles over the summer. First in the Globe and Mail and then on the cover...
Divine as always!
So sorry to hear about your poor collarbone. I can't even imagine..but I hope you're not in too much pain (and that they're giving you some sweet drugs)
The bright side is that everybody gets to show you how much they care :)
Commented Aug 21, 2012 on Peach Blueberry Cobbler Ice Cream (and a Thank You) at Clockwork Lemon
Peach Blueberry Cobbler Ice Cream (and a Thank You)
Peach ice cream with a blueberry swirl that has hints of brown sugar and cinnamon. It's all the flavors of a blueberry peach cobbler but much more suitable for eating from a cone than an actual cobbler Even though the Cuisinart ice cream maker giveaway is over my brain is still on ice crea...
I love that you used greek yogurt. This frozen loveliness looks divine, but I could eat that simmered pineapple right out of the pan too. Yum!
Commented Aug 15, 2012 on Pineapple-Banana Brown Sugar Frozen Yogurt at Clockwork Lemon
Pineapple-Banana Brown Sugar Frozen Yogurt
Although ice cream tops my summer love list for best frozen dessert, there is still a place in my heart for frozen yogurts. Fruity and creamy with a lot less guilt - especially when you make them using the fat free variety. This recipe combines pineapple and banana which are caramelized ...
Wow, if you ran your own ice cream parlor i would lug my ever widening arse down there every day. What I wouldn't give for a smackerel of this.
My ice cream dream is simple: a luxurious dark chocolate version of heavenly hash :)
Commented Aug 1, 2012 on Toasted Marshmallow Ice Cream and Cuisinart {Giveaway}- CLOSED at Clockwork Lemon
Toasted Marshmallow Ice Cream and Cuisinart {Giveaway}- CLOSED
My all-time favorite summertime treat is ice cream. Lots and lots of ice cream. Nothing beats spending time outside in the sunshine with a cone of something creamy and delicious. It's the perfect time of year to try making your own ice cream at home. Homemade ice cream is not only super delici...
How I wish I had one of these right now for my breakfast. Love the addition of the greek yogurt, I've never tried it in muffins.
Gorgeous photos too :)
Commented Jul 17, 2012 on Blueberry Honey Millet Muffins at Clockwork Lemon
Blueberry Honey Millet Muffins
Whenever I think about making a batch of muffins I get suckered in by my idealized muffin fantasy in which they are served warm from a cloth lined bowl at a casual brunch and the entire batch is eaten the very same morning it was baked. Muffin reality is more along the lines of a one or two m...
These are right up my alley. Love the goat cheese idea. Now just gotta get my hands on some red pepper jelly...but shopping for fancy jar goods is the fun part :)
Commented Jul 9, 2012 on Cucumber, Goat Cheese, and Red Pepper Jelly Appetizers at Clockwork Lemon
Cucumber, Goat Cheese, and Red Pepper Jelly Appetizers
In the kitchen I have two modes. The first is detailed oriented and picky which is great for testing out new recipes and working on decorating projects. I'm all "yay lets mold 100s of teeny tiny gum paste shapes, then test this cookie recipe five times in a row!" The second mode is more "oh my...
What a sweet post. Your Grandma sure sounds like a special gal :) Love that fantastic old photograph.
I'm going to try those cookies this weekend. Can't wait!
Commented Jun 11, 2012 on Gran's Butterscotch Cookies at Clockwork Lemon
Gran's Butterscotch Cookies
I live almost on the other side of the country from my extended family so I don't get to see them very often. However, in the last month I was able to visit twice: once for my grandmother's 80th birthday and then again for my younger sister's university graduation. Every single one of my famil...
Wonderful idea!
I can't stop thinking about how perfect this would be as an eggs benny base.
Commented May 24, 2012 on Adventures in Pesto Bread at Clockwork Lemon
Adventures in Pesto Bread
I'm calling this post "Adventures in Pesto Bread" because the although the recipe for pesto is ready to go, the recipe for the bread aspect of it needs some tweaking. It's mostly because I don't have an enriched white bread recipe that I'm 100% happy with. I have basic white recipes and a w...
What a huge help! I'm going to try this after I move in to my new apt. It's so hard to find a yummy substitute for cream, but this looks promising, and that pasta looks amazing :)
Commented May 15, 2012 on Cashew Cream at Clockwork Lemon
Cashew Cream
While on the hunt for more recipes to test out in my Cuisinart food processor I came across cashew cream and cashew milk a number of times. It's supposed to be a better dairy substitute than soy milk because the fat from the cashews allows it to act more like dairy when making sauces or baking....
I do love a good sprinkling of Wellington. Doing what cats do best...giving the cold shoulder. If I was him I would have hopped on the table and ran off with a piece of your toast. It just looks so irresistible, especially with gifted jam. It's the best kind.
Commented Apr 26, 2012 on Oatmeal Buttermilk Bread (version II) at Clockwork Lemon
Oatmeal Buttermilk Bread (version II)
I already have a recipe on this blog for oatmeal buttermilk bread, and it's a pretty tasty recipe at that. It was my go-to loaf for quite some time and no matter what I'm sure that I'll keep making it occasionally. However, the best part about making bread is how many amazing recipes there are...
I love shortbread, you can get so creative with it. You're right, these are perfectly sophisticated. Isn't it funny how teeny treats seem all the more special?
Commented Apr 18, 2012 on Earl Grey Shortbread with Orange Glaze at Clockwork Lemon
Earl Grey Shortbread with Orange Glaze
These sophisticated little shortbread bites are flavored with earl grey tea and orange zest and then drizzled with a mandarin orange glaze. I liked them on the first day that I made them but I loved them once they had a chance to sit overnight. They are the kind of cookie that just gets better...
Ah, nice friends and baked treats, such a joyful way to spend a birthday. Ha ha...I love the cheeky little poop cakes :)
Commented Apr 10, 2012 on Birthdays at Clockwork Lemon
Birthdays
March was *the* birthday month and I had a birthday party to go to (including my own!) almost every weekend. The lovely (headless) girl in the photo here is my birthday twin Rachele and we decided to have a joint birthday party at the end of the month. And birthday party means birthday baking ...
Mmmmmm. Now I'm seriously considering an ice cream maker. And really regretting I didn't take better advantage of last year's picking season. The frozen rasberries at the grocer are a little sad. I've learned my lesson :)
Commented Mar 30, 2012 on Raspberry Ice Cream at Clockwork Lemon
Raspberry Ice Cream
It might be a little bit early in the season for me to be pulling out my ice cream maker considering there was still snow on the ground a couple of days ago. However, I'm going to argue that every season is ice cream season especially when it comes to delicious home made ice cream. I've ha...
Wow, I've never imagined coconut and bread together before. How can this not be divine? Your home must perpetually smell like heaven.
Commented Mar 21, 2012 on Coconut Swirl Bread at Clockwork Lemon
Coconut Swirl Bread
This bread is my new favorite loaf to make. It surpassed all of my coconut expectations and is the perfect combination of soft sweet white bread and buttery coconut filling. It's delicious fresh from the oven, toasts up perfectly with a sugary coco-nutty crust, and stays soft and delicious ...
Big congrats! So deserved. Adorable photo too.
Hoorah for birthday cookies. Nutella icing, oh my! One of the most thoughtful gifts I ever received was a box of cookies. She shaped the cookies into letters, so when I opened the lid, there was my name. I've never forgotten it.
Commented Mar 15, 2012 on Snickerdoodle Cookie Sandwiches & The Globe and Mail at Clockwork Lemon
Snickerdoodle Cookie Sandwiches & The Globe and Mail
It was my friend's birthday recently and I decided to make her a batch of cookie sandwiches because who doesn't love getting cookies? I went back and forth between which cookies and which filling I was going to use before I finally settled on basic snickerdoodles and nutella cloud icing f...
I have a whole new respect for bread making after reading your post. I thought I loved bread, but I'm seeing there's another level of appreciation when I read "yeasty beasties" :)
Commented Mar 9, 2012 on Adventures in Bread Baking at Clockwork Lemon
Adventures in Bread Baking
Over a year and a half ago I decided that I wanted to bake all of my own bread. Before that I had been eating a combination of store bought bread, bread maker bread, and the occasional loaf of bread from the oven. I was armed with two of Peter Rienhart's bread books and felt that I could f...
I read "crisp buttery lemon base" and my mouth started watering. These look like pure delight. (And I agree, your photos are very excellent.)
Commented Mar 1, 2012 on Jam-Striped Lemon Cookies at Clockwork Lemon
Jam-Striped Lemon Cookies
These little cookies have a lot going for them: a crisp buttery lemon base, tart berry jam topping, and just the right size for snacking. It's still snowing here in Alberta and I was using the bright citrus and berry flavors to remind me that soon spring will be here, then summer, and then ...
Brilliant pinwheels. They look just like pretty fabric. Take that, gloomy winter!
Commented Feb 23, 2012 on Pinwheel Cake Tutorial at Clockwork Lemon
Pinwheel Cake Tutorial
Spring is supposedly on its way but when I look out my window all I see is little flurries of snow and a grey sky. Its probably a bit unrealistic to expect green grass and flowers in Alberta in February. I won't be vacationing somewhere warm any time soon so I've been staring at spring inspi...
Mmmm, brown butter rice krispies. Excellent choice!
I love that the goodies didn't live long enough to get their portrait taken. Can't stop gawking at that rosemary shortbread.
Commented Feb 16, 2012 on Bread and Other Bake-Sale Treats at Clockwork Lemon
Bread and Other Bake-Sale Treats
This past weekend I baked up some goodies for the Calgary Food Blogger Bake Sale which was benefiting Brown Bagging for Calgary’s Kids Society. I had gone back and forth over what I should bake because I knew that if I brought sugar cookies or cupcakes I'd go overboard and turn it into some...
Very pretty. It's almost a shame to spread butter on it. Some unexpected ingredients in there...makes it all the more tempting.
Commented Feb 4, 2012 on Whole Wheat and Rye Swirl Bread at Clockwork Lemon
Whole Wheat and Rye Swirl Bread
Sometimes bread baked with 100% whole wheat or whole grains turns out dense and a slightly bitter. I wanted a sandwich loaf that would be light, soft, easily sliceable, and delicious. The starting point for this recipe was King Arthur Flour's whole wheat sandwich loaf. When I first tried the...
Now I'm seeing a side to this I haven't before..if there's no disadvantage to using whole wheat) than why not? They look divine and perfectly gooey.
Commented Jan 19, 2012 on Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Cookies at Clockwork Lemon
Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Cookies
For Christmas this year I received Kim Boyce's book Good to the Grain which had been on my to-read list forever. One of the first recipes in the book is for chocolate chip cookies made with whole wheat flour. If I had just stumbled upon a recipe like this on a random website I would proba...
This looks so creamy and decadent! I would love to try and use this base for an eggnog ice cream. Pumpkin or gingerbread would be heavenly too. Oh my.
Commented Dec 9, 2011 on Homemade Ice Cream at Clockwork Lemon
Homemade Ice Cream
I think that most people would agree that homemade ice cream is way better tasting than most of the stuff you find in the grocery stores. It has a shorter ingredient list (aka no chemicals or preservatives) and a richer, creamier flavor. Also, when you make your own ice cream you have the free...
Mmmm, browned butter icing. Wonderful idea. I love your clever twists! I'm in the beginning stages of a relocation from Toronto to Vancouver, and I think this should be the first dessert I bake in my new kitchen (wherever that may be.)
Commented Nov 4, 2011 on Pumpkin Cupcakes with Brown Butter Icing at Clockwork Lemon
Pumpkin Cupcakes with Brown Butter Icing
I had a can of pumpkin in my cupboard for at least two weeks and everytime I saw it I would think of an interesting pumpkin dessert that I could make with it. What I really wanted was something moist, spiced, and simple that I could whip up quickly without any fussy decorating. Not that I d...
Excellent transformation! You know you're passionate about baking when you have a flour collection. You really mean business!
Now that's what a cheese bread should look like.
Commented Oct 28, 2011 on Flour Storage : Before and After at Clockwork Lemon
Flour Storage : Before and After
I love baking bread, all kinds of bread. I am slowly working my way through a few bread books and at the same time baking a weekly sandwich loaf from some tried and true recipes. All this bread requires a lot of flour and a lot of flour means finding somewhere to store it properly. Every time ...
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