Bonjourno, long time, no see. Life has been a touch busy for me lately; plenty of yard work and teaching. Ive decidedly been laying low. We took a quick getaway to San Francisco and Napa Valley at the end of July and, no word of a lie, we ate pastries, every. single. day. How could…
Coconut
Cream Egg Nanaimo Bars
Nanaimo Bars, like Butter Tarts, are quintessentially Canadian. Everyone’s got a recipe for it that has been passed down from someone else and everybody loves them. And rightfully so! How can you resist a Nanaimo Bar? The base is similar to a brownie, only better (obviously) because it’s mixed with walnuts and coconut. It’s topped…
Coconut Cream Cake
A special someone celebrated a birthday last week and he went against tradition and asked us NOT to get a Dairy Queen ice cream cake this year. Instead, I was given the task of coming up with something delicious. One of his favorite desserts is coconut cream pie, so I tried to translate that…