Blog | LIFE WITH JANET

Break-Fast, Cooking

Soft Baked Breakfast Bars

July 19, 2021 2 comments

These Soft Baked Breakfast Bars are a total win. Win win win! They’re full of fruit, fiber, flavour and they keep me full so that I don’t feel the urge to eat 6 of them (like I do with chocolate chip cookies… Sigh…). For fruit […]

Cooking, Desserts

Creamy Coconut Lemon Squares

July 19, 2021 Comments are Disabled

These are ubiquitous. Everyone loves a good lemon bar – even the chocoholics who say it’s not worth it if it ain’t got chocolate in it will snatch up a lemon square off the dessert table.Their beauty lies in their simplicity that comes through their flavour and […]

Cooking, Pie

Italian Raspberry Crostata (Crostata Marmellata)

July 17, 2021 Comments are Disabled

Something you’ll find all over cafes in Italy are gorgeous golden tarts, called Crostata Marmellata. Marmellata means jam, which is exactly what they’re filled with – strawberry, raspberry, cherry and, one of my favourites, apricot. They’ll only set you back as much as that avocado […]

Brownies, Cooking

How to make Brownie Bombs

July 15, 2021 Comments are Disabled

There are no major expectations and no specific requirements. It just has to be a) fun, and b) delicious enough to warrant eating the batter. In my job, I bake every day. The things I bake at work need to look a certain way, taste a certain way and cost a […]

Uncategorized

Mexican Hot Chocolate Brownies

July 15, 2021 1 comment

I’ve been busy baking, candy-making, testing and re-testing. I’ve been photographing, writing, editing, freaking out and panicking. I’ve been proud and thrilled when things turn out exceptionally and then completely annoyed and frustrated when things don’t come out right the first time around. That’s the […]

Cake, Cooking, Desserts

Giant Molten Dark Chocolate Brownie Cake

July 10, 2021 Comments are Disabled

This dessert has the texture of a brownie, but uses the technique of a cake…..it kind of has two personalities. It starts with creaming butter and sugar. You’ve done that before right? The sugar crystals pierce through the fat and introduce air, creating little tiny […]

Cake, Cooking

4-Ingredient Chocolate Mousse Cake (gluten-free)

July 7, 2021 1 comment

This Chocolate Mousse Cake will become a regular for you. I’m about 97% sure of this. It uses only 4 ingredients – ones that I’m certain you have in your pantry.We need dark chocolate, butter, eggs and just a touch of sugar. If you have a bit more effort in you, a […]

Cake, Cooking, Desserts

Chocolate Chip Coconut Milk Cupcakes with Coconut Cream Cheese Frosting

July 7, 2021 Comments are Disabled

One of my favourite candy bars when I was a child was Bounty. Top it off with an almond and it becomes Mounds. My Nonna used to give us change so we could walk down to the corner store and buy snacks – I always […]

Cake, Cooking

Deep Dark Chocolate Soufflé Cake

July 7, 2021 Comments are Disabled

As the story of a soufflé goes, we need to separate eggs. This cake is no different. The easiest way to do this is with your hands. The whites will slide right past your fingers and you can gently cradle the yolk and transfer it […]

Cooking, Salad

Creole Potato Salad Recipe

July 7, 2021 Comments are Disabled

Today was such a beautiful day here in Maine. The sun was shining, the sky was bright blue, and it was about 70 degrees out, with just a slight breeze. John and I took Kayleigh over to my sister’s house for the day, and […]

Cookies, Cooking, Desserts

Salted Brown Butter Pecan Cookies

July 7, 2021 Comments are Disabled

Butter is Better. Always. Shortenings, especially highly emulsified ones, can create very uniform cake crumb structure. This is true.Lard makes the flakiest pie crust.I completely agree.BUT, butter makes everything taste better.Heck yes!Although shortening and lard have great functional properties, when they are required (like for […]

Cooking, Salad

PLUM SALAD WITH ROASTED BEETS, SPINACH, AND FETA

July 4, 2021 Comments are Disabled

Most of our fruit this summer has gone into baked goods, but this week I’ve felt the need to eat lighter meals. It’s not the heat so much as it is the fact that summer has felt like a series of vacations – celebratory feasts strung […]

Cooking, Salad

SPICY CUCUMBER NOODLES WITH BLUEBERRIES

July 4, 2021 Comments are Disabled

The pitcher and cups in this photograph – old Dutch-made blue willow – were in my great aunt Johnnie Dell Ridgdill’s tiny kitchen for as long as I can remember. Aunt Johnnie was a force in my childhood. A retired nurse, she helped my grandmother Colleen raise my […]

Cooking, SlowCock

SMOKING LESSONS: MOUTHWATERING CIDER-BRINED PORK LOIN FROM CHEF CONNOR RANKIN

July 4, 2021 5 comments

I’ve been on vacation with the boys this week at beautiful Jekyll Island, Georgia. I love Jekyll for its slow, easy pace, its pristine beaches, and its natural tranquility. On the marsh on the west side of the island, the Jekyll Island Club Hotel and […]

Cooking, Dinner

HAWAIIAN PIZZA SHRIMP

July 4, 2021 Comments are Disabled

Think Hawaiian pizza on a wooden skewer, with a zesty pizza sauce for dipping. I made this today for my husband and the boys to snack on during the two Superbowl playoff games. J has been yelling at the television because the Colts appear to be […]