Elizabeth's Kitchen Diary
cooking up a storm at the edge of the world
Once you get the hang of it, making your own fruit drop travel sweets is remarkably easy. You can colour and flavour these treats with your favourite flavourings or just leave them plain. Prep Time: 10 minutes Cooking Time: 30 minutes Difficulty: Easy One key component of a road trip is that little tin of …
Ready in under 20 minutes this chocolate chip skillet cookie recipe hits the spot when you get that craving for warm, homemade chocolate chip cookies, but you don’t want a whole batch. This is my contribution to the online recipe bank for Valentine’s Day this year. A chocolate chip skillet cookie recipe, ready in under …
This traditional Cape Breton Island fruit scone recipe tastes delicious warm with butter and honey or jam. A perfect afternoon ‘down east’ tea time treat. Prep Time: 10 minutes Cooking Time: 36 hours Difficulty: Easy A childhood in Canada I am the daughter of an army brat. Although I was born on a military base …
Post sponsored by Volkswagen. I am an adventurer at heart, I truly am. As a child I could always be found in the forests of the Canadian wilderness, exploring every tree nook and cranny, always wondering what was on the other side of the next hill. That childhood curiosity hasn’t left me and now I enjoy …
In collaboration with Albert Bartlett Potatoes & Üutensil. So who else put up their Christmas tree this weekend? We usually don’t put up our tree until the 12th of December, but this year my best friend surprised us and delivered a tree to us on Saturday afternoon. She’d picked up a five foot real Christmas …
In collaboration with We Bake, the community that rewards you for baking. When it comes to birthday parties it has been known for me, on occasion, to go completely over the top. I absolutely love baking birthday cakes and will spend days carefully crafting sugar paste decorations for my own children’s celebration cakes. Regular readers …
A deliciously spiced apple cake recipe slightly adapted from a recipe found in Signe Johansen’s Scandinavian cookery book Scandilicious. Prep Time: 15 minutes Cooking Time: 35 minutes Difficulty: Easy Dreaming of apple cake I dreamt about apple cake last night. True story. This is likely because I had set aside today, Sunday, to deal with …
Savour the essence of autumn with our mini pumpkin spice muffins, topped with a sweet maple syrup drizzle. Picture the blend of cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves mixing with pumpkin puree and vanilla, creating a warm, inviting aroma. These golden muffins are perfectly spiced and finished with a glossy maple syrup touch, making each bite a …
Three layers of peanut butter and chocolate flavoured cake swirled together sandwiched with peanut butter frosting and topped with a milk chocolate ganache and a giant Halloween spider. I confess that when it comes to Halloween I really am still a child at heart. I grew up in rural Eastern Canada where Halloween, and all …
Unleash your creativity with this versatile ultimate cupcake recipe! Start with a basic batter and transform each cupcake into a unique flavour sensation. Each cupcake is a delightful surprise, from zesty lemon to gin and tonic to rich chocolate. Perfect for parties or just because you deserve a treat! Decorating Time: 1 hour Cooking Time: …
You’ll never need another banana bread recipe after trying this one! Every family has their own favourite banana bread recipe, right? This one is ours.
Add a bit of spice to your life with these indulgent chocolate chilli cupcakes; the perfect quick weekend bake! Prep Time: 15 minutes Cooking Time: 20 minutes Difficulty: Easy Bizarrely enough, the chocolate and chilli combination is a favourite with my children, especially my younger children who, if a piece of freshly ground cracked black …
Pineapple upside-down cake is a classic dessert featuring a moist, buttery cake topped with caramelised pineapple rings and cherries. Served with custard or cream, it’s a nostalgic treat combining simplicity and delightful flavours. Prep Time: 10 minutes Cooking Time: 30 minutes Difficulty: Easy Pineapple upside-down cake is one of the nostalgic desserts of my childhood. …
A Middle Eastern-inspired cake made with freshly ground pistachios and coconut and soaked in a gorgeous rose syrup. Creative cake-baking just for the fun of it on a dark, dreary, rainy Autumn day. Prep Time: 10 minutes Cooking Time: 50 minutes Difficulty: Easy m I made a cake! I made a cake and I’m really …
This courgette and poppy seed muffin recipe is not too sweet and almost savoury. It’s made with grated courgette, lemon-infused olive oil, and poppy seeds. It’s ideal with a morning coffee! Prep Time: 10 minutes Cooking Time: 20 minutes Difficulty: Easy Courgettes are reproducing at pace in my vegetable crisper. Seriously. Every year, the same …
These generous-sized banana blueberry streusel muffins (we all like a big breakfast muffin, right?) are incredibly soft and moist, with little bursts of blueberry throughout. The cinnamon-scented streusel topping adds a lovely crunch texture and appetite-stimulating aroma to the muffin. It’s a delicious way to use those over-ripe bananas; perfect for breakfast with a coffee! …
This is the easiest, soft-baked M&M cookie recipe with a soft and chewy centre, made according to my grandmother’s traditional recipe. Prep Time: 10 minutes Cooking Time: 12 minutes Difficulty: Easy A brief history of the M&M M&M’s were inspired by the sugar-coated chocolate treats given to British soldiers during the Spanish Civil War. Forrest …
Get ready to make your taste buds dance with this classic fruit and nut chocolate fudge recipe. This treat combines the rich, smooth texture of chocolate with the sweet tang of dried fruits and the satisfying crunch of nuts. Whether it’s the chewiness of raisins or the crunch of almonds, each bite delivers a perfect …
A recipe, review & giveaway in collaboration with Ball Preserves. I made jam!!! For the first time in my adult life I have successfully managed to make jam! Ok, if I’m going to be completely honest here, I successfully put all the ingredients into my new swish Ball® FreshTech Automatic Jam & Jelly Maker, pressed the button …
A cinnamon-scented breakfast muffin recipe packed full of carrots, apples and dates. Carrot cake for breakfast! Prep Time: 15 minutes Cooking Time: 35 minutes Difficulty: Easy It’s become a yearly tradition now, with my birthday at the start of December, for my Canadian grandmother to send me a cookery book and a pair of earrings …
