Cookies & Bars

Joy The Baker’s Classic Lemon Bars

February 19, 2019 By Kelly Leave a Comment

I’ve posted about Joy The Baker’s Classic Lemon Bars once before. If you love a crisp, buttery, shortbread base topped with ooey, gooey, lemon curd then you NEED this recipe in your life.

Dark Chocolate Brownies with Clementine Cream Cheese Swirl

December 17, 2018 By Kelly Leave a Comment

A mash-up of two recipes from The Brown Eyed Baker, these dark chocolate fudgy brownies are swirled through with clementine zest-flavoured cream cheese.

Chocolate Shortbread Sandwich Cookies with Vanilla Mint Frosting

December 7, 2018 By Kelly Leave a Comment

I came up with the combo of rich, buttery chocolate shortbreads, sandwiched together with vanilla mint frosting, and rolled in crushed candy canes just in time for Christmas!

Two Holiday Cookie Recipes

November 20, 2018 By Kelly 1 Comment

Two holiday cookie recipes – Orange Sugar Cookies with Chocolate Hazelnut Buttercream and Double Chocolate Coconut Chip Cookies – plus a look at at our holiday cookie recipe exchange party featuring the 2018 PC® Insiders Collection™ for Holiday.

Brown Butter Sesame Cookies

March 18, 2018 By Kelly Leave a Comment

I shared a new recipe for brown butter sesame cookies on Baked – the blog this week.

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Breakfast Risotto With Bacon And Thyme

Risotto is a weeknight go-to in our house and I make it so often I can practically do it with my eyes closed! Here I’ve made a batch of risotto, then cracked four eggs on top, and finished them off in the oven. You can make the risotto the night before if you want to save time.

Blueberry White Chocolate Scones

These Blueberry White Chocolate Scones were an unexpected treat in our house! My three-year old daughter and I were picking wild blueberries in Cape Breton last week while visiting family. When we got home I knew I wanted to bake with the berries we brought home. I had a full bag of white chocolate chips…

Lemon Buttermilk Cake With Strawberry Jam-Cream Cheese Icing

Lemon Buttermilk Cake With Strawberry Jam-Cream Cheese Icing is a dense, moist cake you can make without a mixer. Frosting the cake with fluffy cream cheese icing, with an added dollop of strawberry jam, takes it to the next level! It’s a tasty and pretty little dessert to take along to a dockside picnic or…

Charred Corn Couscous Salad With Feta And Basil

Charred Corn Couscous Salad With Feta And Basil makes a tasty light meal or side dish, great on hot days! I used whole wheat couscous to increase fibre amounts, however the recipe works with quinoa, rice, or any other favourite grain (cooked to package directions). Substitute feta for tofu, red lentils, or chickpeas to make…

11 Simple Ways Visiting A Dietitian Improved My Life

Let me tell you 11 Simple Ways Visiting A Dietitian Improved My Life. I recently had the opportunity for a personal consultation with Kristen Gaudet, PDt. I’ve listed some of the strategies I learned from Kristen below, followed by a recipe for Whole Grain Spaghetti With Greens, Toasted Pistachios, And Lemon. This post was sponsored…