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Nanaimo Bars - A Nanaimo Bar Recipe for Christmas Dainties tray

For the Christmas season,  a special occasion or just because, the Nanaimo Bar is a wonderful addition to add to a tray of dainties.  With its chocolate graham crust, custard filling and chocolate topping, this delectable, no bake confection is…

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Adventures with Sourdough - Homemade Sourdough Bagels

I have been baking yeasted breads, buns, flat bread and the like for many years and always viewed sourdough as one of those out of reach things that someone else could perfect, but not for me.  And to be honest…

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Homemade Prize Yolk Cookies - Baking from scratch in the Homestead Kitchen

As with  Angel Food Cake, these Prize Yolk Cookies always made an appearance around the same time for special occasions.  They are a great way to use up the egg yolks from making the Angel Cake and their simple flavor…

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Baking an Angel Food Cake from scratch - A tradition that lives on

Angel food cakes have long been a part of my family's history.  The Angel Cake, as it is also referred to, was pretty much always front and center for every birthday celebration and continues to be added as a nice…

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