Apple Charlotte Recipe from Fine Cooking Magazine

It's cold outside. I wanted to bake a dessert for warmth and comfort. So when I discovered a recipe for 'Individual Apple Charlottes' in the 'Let's Bake Bread' issue of  Fine Cooking Magazine, I got down to baking.

One-Pot Kale and Quinoa Pilaf Recipe and Cookbook Giveaway!

This nutritional and delicious recipe is from the Food52 cookbook by Amanda Hesser, Merrill Stubbs, and the Food52 community.  Inspired by the popular Food522 website, the Food52 cookbook features '140 winning recipes from exceptional home cooks'.

  

Artisan Pizza and Flat Bread in Five Minutes a Day cookbook giveaway winner!

The winner of  the Artisan Pizza and Flat Bread in Five Minutes a Day is Jane!

Jane's comment (listed below) was randomly chosen using the Random Number Generator at RANDOM.ORG.

Artisan Pizza and Flatbread in Five Minutes a Day review and cookbook giveaway!

The Artisan Pizza and Flatbread in Five Minutes a Day by Jeff Hertzberg, M.D., and Zoë François is the cookbook to own for pizza and bread lovers.  It takes only five minutes to prepare the  no-knead doughs for pizza crusts, sweet and savory tarts and flatbreads.  Recipes using gluten-free, whole wheat and spelt are also included. 

Bobby Flay's Bar Americain Cookbook Winner

The winner of Bobby Flay's Bar American  in the first Holiday Cookbook Giveaway  is .........
Evelyne Budkewitsch of Cheap Ethnic Eatz.

Holiday Cookbook Giveaway - Bobby Flay's Bar Americain Cookbook

Bobby Flay’s Bar Americain cookbook displays his passion for cooking in over 110 delicious recipes which reflect his Bar Americain restaurants’ flair for French bistro cuisine.

Maple Pecan Biscotti - First Annual Food Bloggers Cookie Swap

My holiday baking began this year by participating in the 1st Annual Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap, hosted by Lindsay of Love and Olive Oil and Julie of The Little Kitchen,,,,   ,,, ...,,,,,,,,,,,,,     in the Cookie
 Swap at Food Bloggers of Canada.  Each participant

Favourite Holiday Desserts

This time of year is all about mixing batters, cutting, rolling, and shaping dough to bake delicious homemade cookies and desserts for the holidays. While the  kitchen is filled with the sweet scent of baking, cookies are carefully packaged to ship to far away relatives and friends, stashed away for holiday cookie platters or to partake at cookie swaps.