This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe comes from Dorie’s latest book, Dorie’s Anytime Cakes. Bran-Berry Muffins seemed like a perfect back-to-school bake for this month! These come together quickly and use whole wheat and plain flour along with wheat germ/ bran so they are *kinda* healthy (although they do have a fair amount of sugar … Read more
This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe comes from Baking with Dorie. Cheese-Swirl Babka Buns is a recipe we chose because it uses the brioche base recipe which is the second BWD recipe we’ll make this month – and 2 of the last 3 recipes left to make in the book! This is not difficult, despite … Read more
This is part of my Summer Reads series where I’ll be sharing book recommendations – a series of “not just cookbooks”. This week, my Summer Reads pick is by Marianne Bohr, a writer, editor, and French teacher. When Paris Whispers comes out tomorrow, September 1st 2026. From the publisher: Is the City of Light rescuing her, … Read more
Those of you who have been reading my blog for a while (ok, since at least 2016!) will know that I have walked the Camino de Santiago from St Jean Pied-de-Port in France to Santiago de Compostela in Spain, over the course of 5 summers (but 7 years thanks to C*vid) and those who know … Read more
This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe comes from Baking with Dorie. Cocoa-Cornmeal Biscotti sounds like a mouthful – a DELICIOUS one at that! These biscotti are easy to make and include chocolate, cocoa and sliced or slivered almonds and, of course, being Dorie, include an ingredient you wouldn’t expect – in this case, cornmeal. I … Read more
This is part of my Summer Reads series where I’ll be sharing book recommendations – a series of “not just cookbooks”. This week, my Summer Reads pick is by Nadia Bozak – a new-to-me Canadian author. Fret comes out tomorrow, August 25th 2026. From the publisher: A propulsive and incisive novel: a frazzled mother of … Read more