These muffins are a great snack for the kids but are also great with afternoon coffee. Since we're doing Paleo for my son's eczema we are using the most 'pure' products we can afford like raw honey, organic eggs, gluten-free/soy-free chocolate chips and good quality coconut flour and oil.  The ingredients are eggs, bananas, coconut oil, honey, coconut flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda and chocolate chips.  Start by beating ...

I love shortbread. My favourite is the Walker's brand which is a British company that specializes in shortbread. I decided I'd make a batch of my own but with a little 'extra' in the mix.  Shortbread ingredients are very basic. All you need is flour, cornstarch, sugar and butter.  I threw in these. Chocolate toffee bits.  Start by creaming the butter and 4 tablespoons of sugar in a blender or using a hand ...

It's Teacher-Appreciation Week this week and since I am a member of the Baking Committee at the school, I was signed up to provide an appetizer for the staff. I had all the ingredients on hand so Balsamic & Honey Chicken Legs it is.  The ingredients are balsamic vinegar, honey, brown sugar, soy sauce (I used a substitute called coconut aminos), dried rosemary, garlic and chicken legs of course.  Mix all the ...

This soup is perfect for a wintery day. I made it after dropping the kids at school and had a bowl for breakfast. It was delicious (if I say so myself).  I used Marmite for flavour and to add saltiness to the soup. Marmite is a yeast extract and can be found in Safeway in the aisle where they sell British foods. I use it as a spread on toast from ...

As we're incorporating more of the Paleo way of eating into our diet, I decided to try a Paleo version of the banana bread we make each week.  This involves using almond flour and coconut flour and substituting sugar with dates and maple syrup.  I threw in the magic chocolate chips though because I know my kids just love that.  Start by chopping the dates into very small pieces.  Add the bananas ...

I was surprised to learn that 'coffee cake' in the USA is generally any type of cake that is eaten with coffee.  Where I'm from, coffee cake has the ingredient 'coffee' in it.  Both versions are fine by me, I mean - cake is cake after all. So here's the version with the caffeine brew as one of the ingredients.  The ingredients for the cake are: butter, eggs, flour, baking powder, ...

Brandy squares with afternoon coffee or for dessert after dinner.  Ingredients are flour, sugar, butter, eggs, baking powder, baking soda, water, salt, pecans and dates.  In a mixer, cream the butter and sugar until fluffy.  Add the eggs and beat well until combined.  Sift the flour, baking powder and salt into the batter.  Add the nuts to the batter and stir.  Place the dates into a small bowl and pour the boiling water over the dates.  Sprinkle ...