Raisins

Carrot Cake Jam – a a differently delicious and easy jam recipe featuring the flavours of a perennial dessert favourite, carrot cake.

Simnel Cake. A British Easter tradition. A light fruitcake with a layer of marzipan baked into the centre, then topped with a traditional marzipan decoration.

Custard Tea Buns. This twist on a Newfoundland favourite is made even richer tasting with the addition of custard powder and undiluted evaporated milk to the dough. A perfect teatime treat!

The Best Chewy Oatmeal Cookies. A real old fashioned recipe that has crispy edges and a softer chewier centre. The secret here is not to over bake them or they will become brittle.

Best Newfoundland Christmas Cake Recipes. A collection of 16 recipes for traditional Christmas Cakes from my childhood, plus new twists on tried & true favourites.

The Best Classic Canadian Butter Tarts. There’s a reason why we have a national obsession with these sweet, buttery, caramel-y tarts. I’ve sampled them in many places across the country and this thick pastry version is my favourite. Don’t do the raisin debate,  just leave them out if they are not your thing. Everyone should be able to enjoy them as they like them.

Christmas Plum Pudding. Bringing back a traditional favourite. A real old fashioned British favourite, with no suet and modern day tweaks to make it perfectly.

Peach Fruitcake. A decades old family recipe for a dense, flavourful and very moist fruitcake for the Holiday season, with instructions for soaking in brandy too.

Old English Fruitcake. Dark and moist with plenty of spices and packed with plenty of sweet glacé fruit. It’s been a Christmas tradition in my family for decades.

Chewy Raisin Bars. These old fashioned cookie squares are a little dense and chewy like blondies, with a delicious, caramel flavour which comes from using only brown sugar in the batter.