Baked Goods and Sweet Things

Image of eight peanut butter cookies lined in a row.

A lot of these recipes were my Mothers. There was always a tray of sugary treats in the refrigerator or freezer. Something for every occasion or just “because”. Generally, we don’t eat a lot of sweet food, but we do have some delicious classic recipes we would like to share.


Two trays of bran muffins.

Bran Muffins

Vintage recipe for scratch made bran muffins. Made with buttermilk, raisins, wheat bran and bran flakes.


Peanut Butter Cookies

Delicious and fluffy peanut butter cookies. I bet you can’t eat just one.


Gorgonzola and walnut biscuits on a black plate.

Biscuits with Gorgozola & Walnuts

Biscuits with the sharp tang of gorgonzola cheese and earthy notes of walnut.


Lemon Squares

Creamy sweet and sour lemon topping over a shortbread crust 


Bacon Cheddar Loaf with Olives

A savoury loaf with the appetizing trio of chopped bacon, cheddar cheese and olives.


Tea Biscuits

Serve these biscuits warm with butter, delicious.


Shortbread Cookies

This recipe has been around since the ’50s. Simple, tasty and addictive.


Lemon Curd

A simple recipe for a small amount of lemon curd. Its great when you only need a bit for a topping or addition to another recipe.


Peanut Butter Squares

No bake peanut butter squares that are absolutely delectable.


Chocolate Peanut Butter Squares

It really is all about the chocolate.


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