When I was a kid, apple picking was one of my favourite school field trips. I remember jumping off the yellow school bus, wearing an ill-fitting, bright-coloured pinny so everyone knew which group we were with, and running into the orchard, trees laden with bright red apples. You were allowed to fill up your bag…
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Nonna Maria’s Apple Cake
People often ask me who my biggest baking influences are. Of course, Julia Child and Martha Stewart figure pretty prominently on the list. But I think the person who inspired my love of baking the most was my nonna Maria. I grew up hearing stories from my mother, aunts and cousins about what a fabulous…
Apple Bacon Crumble aka “The Valentina Special”
So, my best friend, Valentina, calls me up one Friday night. She’s all excited because she’d just come up with a genius idea for my blog. It involved bacon. She had my attention. Val’s idea was for an apple pie that had a candied bacon lattice top. It sounded crazy (mostly because Valentina is a…
Morning Glory Muffins
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