If you are like me and grew up eating halva out of the container then you will love this ice cream! This ice cream for me is nostalgic, it transports me back to my grandparents house sitting around the dining room table with my cousins fork in hand, digging into the container of halva with our grandfather, he loved halva both the traditional Albanian kind and this one. …
Desserts
Sticky Toffee Pudding
Sticky toffee pudding with caramel sauce is a lovely wonderful dessert to serve your family and guests. It’s best served warm, if you make it ahead of time you can warm it up in the microwave if you have one, or in the oven for a short time and make the sauce when you plan to serve it. You can top it with freshly whipped cream or vanilla ice cream. …
Cranberry Orange Madeleines with Pam Cooking Spray
I love a good soft cake-like cookie, dunking it in a hot cup of coffee…oh that’s my kind of breakfast! Since cranberries and oranges are in season, I thought I would add both to this cookie! It turned out so good and they came out of the pan so easily. I have always had an issue with easily removing them out of the pan, but I used Pam cooking spray this time and it was incredibly easy. They turned out to be perfect mandeleines! …
Etimek Tatlısı – Three Layered Dessert with Melba Toast
This Turkish dessert is made of three layers, it is light tasting and very delicious. You would think it is really sweet, but it is not. This is a really nice dessert to make during the holidays, it is impressive and not to hard to make. …
Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars
Finally a new post, I apologize for not sharing for a few weeks. I couldn’t think of anything new to share until yesterday, I had some leftover pumpkin puree and thought I would experiment with these bars. Thankfully it turned out great, a hit with the family! …
No-Bake Lemon Jello Cheesecake
If you love a no bake cheesecake, this recipe is for you! It is light and fluffy, even though it is made with lemon flavoured jelly you cannot taste the lemon, so if you are not a lemon fan you will not notice it. My Aunt Angela always made this cheesecake when we were kids, it was my favourite. …
Cinnamon Swirl Loaf Cake
Delicious, moist cinnamon swirl loaf cake, need I say more? If you love cinnamon rolls, or coffee cake you are sure to love this cake too! …
Peach Pie
We are really enjoying peach season this year, from cobbler, jam, grilled peaches, and pies we cannot get enough of these juicy and sweet peaches! Too bad it only lasts for a few weeks in August. Today I am sharing with you my peach pie, it’s a family favourite…much like all my pies!
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Grilled Peaches
It’s peach season here in Ontario, after strawberry season this is my second favourite! Grilled peaches is a simple yet delicious way of using your peaches. Serve it with vanilla ice cream and there you have it, a delightful and sweet dessert. …
Blueberry Ricotta Ice Cream
It’s blueberry mania in our house this week, every day I made something with blueberries or we ate them fresh. I got a good deal on blueberries, and to top it off they were Canadian grown…can’t beat local produce!
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