Currant Scones [Recipe]


Bread, Breakfast, Dessert, Food, Recipes, Sweet

Currant scones, it seems to me, are one of the staples of a well rounded tea party. I grew up in a family with 12 children, 10 of whom were girls. I have to say, looking back on my childhood, tea parties were one of those constant, steady things. They happened on the regular and made for a lot of really good memories. Nothing made a winter day more cheerful than a tea party with my family; and nothing made a summer day more exciting than a Pride and Prejudice movie night with scones and tea.

January 12, 2024

Simple Puff Pastry [Recipe]


Bread, Food, Recipes, Savoury, Sweet

If there’s anything I’m loving right now, it’s this recipe for simple puff pastry. Puff pastry is one of those things that feels like it should be really hard to make, but to my delight… It’s actually really not. Those beautiful, fluffy pastry layers can be made at home, by you, without too much stress […]

January 5, 2024

Basic Whole Wheat Rolls [Recipe]


Bread, Food, Recipes, Savoury

Once again, I bring you another easy and delicious bread recipe: whole wheat rolls. These rolls are based on my Easy Whole Wheat Bread recipe, just with a little less whole wheat flour, a little more white flour, and slightly different directions to make them fluffier. If you prefer a denser roll, you can certainly […]

September 19, 2020

Breads & Flours


Bread, Food, Savoury, Vegan

One of my goals for this year is to finally learn more about bread. I love making bread, but aside from the basics, my knowledge of the craft doesn’t span too far (to my embarrassment). So, this year, I want to change that – starting with sourdough. As I was thinking about it, however, I […]

January 18, 2020