Bread Blog

Each week, I never know what I’m going to make for the blog. I like it to be a little spontaneous even though I think it drives my sister crazy. She always asks me “what are we making next week”, so I can prepare for it or think about it throughout the week. I always [...]

Babka is one of those specialty breads that are traditionally made during the holiday seasons. For me, I think Babka, especially with chocolate and hazelnuts, is good anytime of the year. This tasty recipe is using the Jewish version which is more like a bread than a cake. I used a rich dark chocolate with [...]

As I mentioned in a previous post, I love going to food shows to see what is new and trendy these days. While I was at “Eat Vancouver”, one of the largest food shows here in Vancouver, I bought some vanilla sugar. It sat in my cupboard for at least 6 month and I had [...]

I love anything that has lemon in it and these Lemon Brioche Croissants are so light and buttery, with that slight tangy sweetflavor of the lemon pie filling in the center. Just delicious!

A while back my wife was invited to a baby shower. It was going to be her first child, so everyone was very [...]

When it comes to breads, nothing is more recognizable than the sweet aroma of banana bread baking in the oven.

That satisfying scent has to be in my top 10 best fragrances of all time. The popularity of banana bread is phenomenal to say the least. I believe that it has to do with the simplicity [...]

Holiday Baking can become stressful!
The holiday season is creeping upon us very quickly. With all the holiday planning we have to do, it can become a stressful time for many people. Especially when it come to baking for the holiday. Everyone is very busy these days with shopping for gifts, parties to attend, school functions [...]

This Monkey bread or sometimes called a Bubble bread would be perfect, and fun, for the family to pick at, piece by piece or devour, as in the case of my family, while telling stories and reminiscing. Monkey bread first appeared in the American women’s magazines in the 1950’s and is usually served warm [...]