When one of the kids recently had a craving for chocolate and mint, I experimented with chocolate and candy canes to make these cookies. They were just what we needed! I later decided to try them with spearmint extract instead of peppermint–and I was nearly finished with the dough before I discovered that we were [...]
14
Jul
2011
Overnight monkey bread
Last December and January, it seemed that everyone I know in the U.S. was making monkey bread. I had never heard of the stuff, but a quick Google left me craving a slice. Sadly, all the recipes I clicked on started with something along the lines of “First, crack open a container of ready-made biscuit [...]
23
Aug
2010
Raisin-pecan bread
When I was chatting with a friend at the wine tasting this weekend, she mentioned her recent trip to Canada and commented that she really enjoyed the toasted cinnamon-raisin bread for breakfast. That was all it took to kick-start a craving, even though I haven’t thought of raisin toast in years. I worked out the [...]