• Cookies

    Chocolate chip cookies

    I need to make a full, formal confession: I have somehow failed you all. As I was looking back through my site, trying to find a recipie to heal my inner child, I came to a shocking realization. Sure, I’ve given you recipes for Trail Mix Cookies, Nutty Chocolate Chip…

  • Cookies

    PB and Honey Cookies

    Peanut butter and honey cookies is something I cherish, mainly because it reminds me of how the only way I can justify calling a sandwich gourmet. I mean, who wouldn’t want a masterpiece that features the creamy richness of peanut butter slathered alongside the sweet, floral notes of honey? It’s…

  • Cookies

    Coconut Macaroons

    I can still picture my papa, his eyes twinkling with delight as my aunt would waltz in with a Christmas platter loaded with home-baked treats, including coconut macaroons—a legendary treat that all generations of our family would practically brawl over, each wanting to stake their claim before the first bite…

  • Cookies

    Come and get ’em Cookies

    Come and get ’em cookies are not like any other cookie I have had; they’re like if a chocolate chip cookie and a peanut butter cookie decided to throw a wild party and produced a deliciously eccentric hybrid baby. Picture this: a cookie so enticing that you’ll find yourself shouting…

  • Cookies

    Sugar Cookies

    Lately, I have been getting the most intense craving for sugar cookies, those delightful little treats that seem to have a special place in my heart—and by “special place,” I mean right in the center of my snack radar. For some reason, these puppies are all that’s been on my…

  • Bars/Squares

    Lemon Sponge Sqaures

    Lemon sponge squares, crafted with love by my dear Papa, were more than just a dessert; they were a heartfelt reminder of the warmth and joy he brought into our lives. Each square, perfectly fluffy and bursting with zesty lemon flavour, was his way of spreading happiness during family gatherings.…

  • Cookies

    Chocolate Drop Cookies

    Chocolate drop cookies are like tiny edible smiles, especially when they come fresh out of the oven! Picture this: my Papa, who claimed he was set in his ways, suddenly burst into a dance move that would make even the Cookie Monster jealous, just because he caught a whiff of…

  • Breads/Pastries

    Cinnamon Buns

    What is the best part of a cinnamon bun? If you said anything but the center bit, straight to jail for you! But seriously, who doesn’t love a good cinnamon bun? There’s something truly magical about that soft, doughy swirl filled with a heavenly mixture of butter, sugar, and, of…

  • Cakes

    Cottage Pudding

    This cottage pudding recipe might just be the crown jewel in my Papa’s quirky cookbook wonderland, where every page is a culinary trip—and I’m just trying not to get lost! It’s one of the dare-I-say, hundreds of recipes that intimidate me more than a math exam on a Monday morning.…

  • Bars/Squares

    Raspberry Bars

    This is a recipe I haven’t managed to attempt yet, and I’m practically bouncing off the walls with excitement at the thought of finally giving it a whirl. When I say this cookbook my Papa compiled is a brick, I mean it could easily double as a paperweight or, should…