In the Kitchen

It's tough being on vacation. You know, having time to try new recipes, especially ones that take more than 30 minutes. I had fun baking yesterday. Once I get started, I just can't stop. What's one more dirty bowl in the sink?


First up were these Light Brioche Burger Buns which were remarkably easy, and really tasty. And about a million times better than the spongey buns they sell here. We ate them with the veggie burger from the summer issue of the LCBO's Food and Drink magazine (couldn't find the recipe online).


Then I came across this recipe for Cherry Hazelnut Loaf Cake, and figured it would be a tasty way to use up some less than stellar cherries I had bought at the market that morning. It made a lovely moist cake, that isn't too sweet at all. The only problem is that now I have almost an entire loaf cake staring at me from across the kitchen. It will be so nice when we can finally freeze things!

I think I'll take a day off from baking. I'm also busy researching restaurants and places to eat for our upcoming trip to Brussels. The hardest part is narrowing down the choices. Only two dinners!! Three lunches!! And street food (it is the home of frites, after all!). I'm already hungry just thinking about it. I'll have to have some cake to tide me over :)