Author: tammy.schmidt
Go Puff Yourself
I recently tried using some purchased puff pastry. Mind you, I have never made puff pastry from scratch. Seeing that the dough available at my local bakery is butter-based though, I thought I would?ágive it a try. I have been avoiding vegetable oil shortening in my baked products, it’s on my big “DO NOT EAT…
waiting
This is a photo of raspberries macerating in cognac to make a liqueur. The recipe for this can be found here!
Recipe Makeover: Mom’s Peanut Butter Balls
A few days ago I shared the story about my favorite Christmas recipe: Mom’s Peanut Butter Balls. I had expressed a hope that I would be able to improve the healthiness of this treat, while maintaining the deliciousness of it. I think that somehow, through luck or divine intervention or possibly even ingenuinity, I managed…
can’t slow down
We seem to be on a roll this week. ?áWomen these days are encouraged to move it, even during times when they were traditionally told to slow it down. ?áThis is not to say that women should not listen to their bodies, but that movement is generally a good thing. Meet Olga!?á?áMeet Ernestine! Even during…
Five W’s about the Y
We seem to be on the topic of “Move It” this week, so I did a little research into the ?áhistory of the Y! ?áBy learning a little about the Y, I end up learning a bit about Montreal and Concordia University. In 1851, the very first North American YMCA opened in Montreal. ?áIt is…