Whenever we discover a recipe we like, or in this case rediscover a recipe we haven’t made in awhile we can’t help but come up with variations. That is exactly what happened with our lemon square recipe. The lemon is great, but we thought why […]

When we first started the blog, our intention was to share my grandmother’s recipes with our family and evoke memories they had of those who are no longer with us. Mom and I will always enjoy sharing those recipes but the more we do this […]

With St. Patty’s Day coming up we thought we would share our version of an Irish classic, soda bread. If there is a favourite recipe amongst all the family favourites, then this is the recipe. All of mom’s siblings passed this recipe down to my […]

When Mom and I set out to create our family recipe book, before I convinced her we should do a blog instead, this recipe was one of the first ones on our list. We even took photos in June, only days after launching the blog. […]

For as long as I can remember I have always enjoyed listening to my parents talk about the sweet treats they enjoyed in their childhoods, or the food they shared together when they first started dating. I still enjoy listening to Mom tell me about […]

There are many cookies that I associate with a specific time of year or holiday, and today’s recipe is a great example of that. We love biscotti but for some reason we only ever make it for Christmas. Why? We are not exactly sure, but […]

Mom first started making biscotti when I was only 6 or 7 and has been making it every Christmas since. She found the recipe in a magazine that has long since been lost. During the Christmas season mom would often leaf through magazines looking for […]

It is always a joy to look back through our memories, or through Grandma’s recipe box to rediscover a family favourite and reminisces about the loved ones we shared them with, and the fun times we had making them. What Mom and I have come […]

There are some recipes that are quintessentially Christmas recipes and, in our family Nuts and Bolts is one of them. So much so we knew we had to create a Gluten Free version for those family members who can’t have gluten. After workshopping our recipe, […]

There are some recipes that are quintessentially Christmas recipes and, in our household Nuts and Bolts is one of them. When the smell of them baking wafts through the house I am immediately transported back to my childhood. I can still see my mom pulling […]