It’s round challah season people! Celebrate Rosh Hashanah with this Sweet Crumble Topped Challah. It is traditional to shape challah into a circle for the Jewish New Year. A round challah has no end, symbolizing our wish for a year in which life and blessings continue without end. This round beauty also incorporates a sweet […] The post Celebrate Rosh Hashanah with Sweet Crumble Topped Challah appeared first on Salt and Serenity ..read more

This early fall Tomato Corn and Nectarine Salad is a perfect transitional season salad. While the end caps at the supermarket and drugstore are packed with Halloween candy, I’m not ready for sweater weather. I’m still harvesting my tomato plants and the markets are brimming with sweet corn and juicy nectarines. We are straddling that […] The post Early Fall Tomato, Corn and Nectarine Salad appeared first on Salt and Serenity ..read more

Celebrating the last day of August with this Golden Three Cheese and Corn Galette. The farmers market table is still groaning under the weight of freshly picked corn around here, so I’m indulging for as long as possible. This galette is pure sunshine. The dough for this galette crust comes together in less than 45 […] The post Golden Three Cheese and Corn Galette appeared first on Salt and Serenity ..read more

With over 118 cookie recipes on my blog, it’s fair to say that I have learned a thing or two about the science of cookie baking. I’m going to share my pro tips for cookie baking with you today as I bake my way through my new current fave cookie, Coffee Toffee Chocolate Chunk Cookies. […] The post Pro Tips for Cookie Baking appeared first on Salt and Serenity ..read more

The problem with most homemade ice cream sandwiches is that the cookie part of the sandwich becomes rock hard upon freezing. It becomes impossible to take a bite and the ice cream just squishes out and makes a huge mess. You need a cookie with a soft texture. The talented folks at America’s Test Kitchen […] The post The Ultimate Ice Cream Sandwich (Mocha Almond Fudge) appeared first on Salt and Serenity ..read more

This cheesy kale pita panini will turn kale haters into believers. This is a decidedly adult grilled cheese sandwich that will have you craving kale. A heap of kale, flavoured with onions, garlic and Aleppo pepper wilts down into a glorious pile of shiny tangy greens. Mixed with some mozzarella, Fontina and Gouda, this panini […] The post Cheesy Kale Pita Panini appeared first on Salt and Serenity ..read more

Chive Blossom Chinese Pancakes, not to be confused with the traditional Western sweet breakfast pancake, are a savoury snack. Traditionally the dough is sprinkled with scallions and sesame oil, rolled up and coiled into a spiral and then flattened out into a disc and pan-fried. My chives have all flowered, and after last year’s success […] The post Chive Blossom Chinese Pancakes appeared first on Salt and Serenity ..read more

My husband’s side of the family is putting together a cookbook of favourite family recipes. When they polled the family, Bubbe Bess’ Tomato Macaroni and Cheese was at the top of the list for recipes that must be included. It occurred to me that I had never blogged about it, so I’m sharing the recipe […] The post Bubbe Bess’ Tomato Macaroni and Cheese appeared first on Salt and Serenity ..read more

Rhubarb season is here and I am thrilled. Strawberries are a classic pairing with rhubarb, and they come together perfectly in this galette. What makes this the ultimate strawberry-rhubarb galette is the rye crust. Yes, of course you could just use store bought puff pastry or a ready made pie crust for this galette, but […] The post The Ultimate Strawberry Rhubarb Galette with Rye Crust appeared first on Salt and Serenity ..read more

Poached eggs are not something I ever made at home until a few weeks ago. They always seemed so complicated to make. Swirling the simmering water into a vortex and then gently lowering the egg into this seemed like a recipe for disaster. But then I started seeing people making them in the microwave all […] The post Poached Eggs in Microwave appeared first on Salt and Serenity ..read more