Friday, July 30, 2010

title pic Tuesdays with Dorie- Chocolate-Chocolate Cupcakes

Posted by Gabi on 28 October 08

  Here we are at a Tuesday again (my don’t the weeks fly by?!) and it’s time for Tuesdays with Dorie. This week’s recipe is Chocolate-Chocolate Cupcakes chosen by the lovely Clara of IHeartFood4Thought . These cupcakes are not overly sweet. They use both cocoa powder and melted bittersweet chocolate plus some buttermilk for moistness-although I thought [...]

title pic Polka Dot Cheesecake for SGCC’s 1st Birthday Bash

Posted by Gabi on 13 September 08

  Lovely Susan over at Sticky, Gooey, Creamy, Chewy is having her 1st Annual SGCC Blogiversary Bash and has issued an invitation to share our favourite party foods with her.  Susan’s blog has been a hit since the day she started blogging and she always has something wonderful to share with a style that’s guaranteed to put a smile on [...]

title pic Zucchini Double Chocolate Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Posted by Gabi on 7 September 08

Yesterday I made a cake from one of the larger zucchini harvested from our garden. I really enjoy zucchini bread but I felt like making something chocolate. The orange juice and zest in the cream cheese frosting is a nice note against the chocolate -I think. You won’t even know the zucchini is in the [...]

title pic Ukrainian Cherry Bars (Chereshnyanyk)

Posted by Gabi on 26 August 08

  I’ve written a bit about my Mum’s side of the family (the mostly English-Scottish by way of the South tradition), but I’ve also been exploring another part of my heritage. My Dad’s Mom (Grandma Christine) was born in Canada to Ukrainian immigrants I think by way of Austria. They owned a wheat farm in [...]