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Dave’s Yummy Cinnamon Buns

Dave’s cinnamon buns… truly a gift from the heavens. Every few months we get these little gifts of love from Dave, who drops by with his gooey yummy freshly-baked cinnamon extravaganza. He has tinkered and perfected this recipe. We made them for the cast...

Dean’s White CakeOur lovely nanny, Dean, made this delicious white cake for many birthdays when the kids were little. Always elegantly made with a theme, like this Elmo one for Sofi. It is made with buttermilk and is really moist, heavier and delicious. It is wonderful with cream cheese icing.
Chocolate BrowniesThis recipe is from my 1940's era cookbook. It's a chewier kind, not the cake-like (it doesn't have much flour)
Snip DoodleA childhood favourite. We made this many times as kids. I love the cinnamon-sugar topping which would get crispy.
Baking Powder Biscuits / Strawberry ShortcakeThis is from my very old cookbook “Fun with Cooking”, by Mae Blacker Freeman. It features a 50’s-era teenage girl with ribbons on either side of her head showing us how to cook her favourite things. You can also modify this recipe for strawberry shortcake by adding 2 tbsp sugar into the dough
Mint Chocolate CheesecakeThis always looks so fresh and ... minty 🙂 It could be made gluten free by using a gluten-free cookie crust, or nuts with cocoa.
Classic CheesecakeI think this recipe is from Best of Bridge. Someone typed it out for me without many details.
Kirsten’s French Ham CakeMy friend Kirsten brought this to a party once. It's a savoury cake, flavourful from the ham and stick-to-the-ribs good. She's french, so she would know. 😉
Dave’s Grandma’s Tea BiscuitsThese are easy biscuits that don't require rolling and cutting. Dave made these for us with his yummy Jambalaya many years ago. Delicious! The original recipes says to dip into balsamic vinegar and oil. Use cornmeal in place of white flour for a southern version.
PopoversPart of Sofi's grade 3 recipe book of everyone's favourites. Katherine's description: "I chose this recipe because they blow up and you can put whatever you want inside them."
Grandma’s Lemon Cake & GlazeThis is a delicious and easy recipe that Grandma Betty used to make. It has pudding in it, so it is very moist. We usually make it in a 'bundt' style pan, and then glaze it shortly after it comes out of the oven (still hot) with a lemon and icing sugar glaze that sets into the cake and gives it an almost crispy lemon topping after it cools.

This is a selection of our favourite family recipes, so we can keep them and pass them down. Please send the ones you love so I can add them too. The only rule is, you must have tried the recipe first. Enjoy!