Family favourites (old and new)
These babies are for my lovely friend Laura Miller who, in the words of all the Dance Girls (our daughters were in dance together for many years), “Laura makes the best water ever!” This may sound like a dig, but I assure you it’s not. …
I hate Starbucks’ scones. Ok, maybe “hate” is a bit strong but they typically suffer from over mixing. Therefore, they end up akin to little chunks of concrete rather than what a scone should be which, IMHO, is crumbly, light, and melt in your mouth …
If you don’t like ginger, don’t make these scones. Back in the day, I had the pleasure of managing Urban Yarn’s first location in Point Grey. One of the perks of the job (besides a dangerous yarn discount) was that the shop was just down …
This recipe is based on the Cherry Almond Scone recipe from The Dahlia Bakery Cookbook. I didn’t have any dried cherries and truth be told I prefer dried cranberries. Plus my kids won’t eat whole nuts in anything so I had to sneak them in …
I had a baking day with my friend Laura yesterday. Ok so it was a baking, mulled wine and cheese and crackers day. Â The base recipe is from Julee Rosso’s classic, Great Good Food. I thought it would be good with toasted almonds and dried …