November Baker's Notes

Plus a recipe for spiced pear almond croissants.

Hi Bakers!

I know the holidays are coming when The Nutcracker score gets shuffled into my playlist, soup making becomes my whole personality, and I panic buy a few too many cartons of molasses because I never know how many are left in the pantry. These things are just destined to happen - you can’t argue with tradition!

I have a taste for nostalgia, but staying in Canada for the holiday season in its entirety this year gives us an opportunity to start some new annual activities.

I’m not sure what they all entail yet, but there will be tons of cookies, Christmas Eve lasagna, these spiced pear almond croissants that my family has already requested to re-make, and hopefully loads of snow. My eldest just taught his middle sister how to crochet, so hopefully we can get the whole crew involved in that too. 

But before I get carried away, here’s what I’ve been eat…