I’m Kelly Albert a.k.a Gateau Superstar! By day, I am a senior publicist, foodie contributor and former radio host. On my off-hours, I am a passionate foodie, baker and cook.
I don’t always follow a recipe (bad habit). But when I do, I want to share them with you! Follow along with my kitchen successes and sometimes failures!
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Latest Recipes
No-bake Peanut Butter Pretzel Bites (or balls!)
I love a no-bake treat. And these ones take very similar to those peanut butter cups we all love so much. I make these with pretzel crumbs because I love the extra complexity of flavor. They are still delicious if you use graham cracker crumbs.
Chewy Triple Ginger Molasses Cookies
These Triple Ginger Molasses Cookies are super chewy, packed with ginger, and have a great little crispy texture from rolling the cookies in turbinado sugar before baking them. I call them triple ginger because I like to use fresh ginger, dried ginger and candied ginger. Great for the holiday season or year-round.
Banana Bread Oatmeal
Are you like me and have a bunch of bananas in your freezer? Do you need another idea of what to do with them besides smoothies, muffins and banana bread? Try my banana bread oatmeal. This comes together really quickly for the weekday rush or for a leisurely weekend breakfast!
Mexican Street Corn Scones
These scones are inspired by Mexican street corn which is a delicious mix of sweet corn, salty cheese, tangy lime zest, fresh scallions, cilantro and Tajín.
Gold Medal Double-Chocolate Muffins
If you have been watching the Paris summer Olympics, you have no doubt heard about the double chocolate muffins in the Olympic village. They are very popular among the athletes. Did I need to make my own version? Oui! The recipe is really easy with no need for a mixer. These are super chocolatey and great for dessert.
Blueberry Lemon Scones
I truly believe that people who don’t like scones just haven’t had a good one. These blueberry lemon scones are perfect for the summer months when blueberries are plentiful! Sweet and full of fruit, they are perfect for a portable breakfast or a sweet treat with your afternoon tea or coffee.
Cherry Chocolate Energy Bites
Do you like Black Forest Cake? These energy bites are right up your alley! They are perfect if you need a little afternoon boost and a sweet treat. And really, who doesn’t need a little sweet treat to get you through the day right now?
Brown Butter Chocolate Chunk Cookies with Skor Bits
This delicious cookie is made with brown butter which is magical in the way that it adds a toasty, nutty, toffee flavour to your recipes. I wanted to amp up those toffee notes with the addition of Skor bits. I also used a couple of different shapes of dark chocolate in this recipe: a mixture of chips, chunks, and disks which gives you different bites of ooey-gooey, melty goodness.
Cinnamon Swirl Bread
Sweet and perfect for breakfast, this cinnamon swirl bread tastes like French toast while being soft and pillowy. Your house will smell delicious as this bakes up. You can omit the cinnamon swirl if you want a lightly-sweet oatmeal bread that is similar to the Honey Oat bread at a certain fast-food sandwich establishment that is also a mode of underground public transit (wink).
Choose Your Own Adventure Oatmeal Cookies
I like offering up recipes that you can make your own. Thus, the choose your own adventure oatmeal cookie! A really delicious, soft and chewy oatmeal cookie with a guideline for how much mix-ins to add so you can truly customize it.
Ted Lasso Shortbread à la Kelly
I love the show Ted Lasso and shortbread cookies play a part in the show. There is an official Ted Lasso shortbread recipe which is great. But I have made a few tweaks to the recipe to make them, Ted Lasso shortbread à la Kelly.
Mama Kelce’s famous cookies
My dear friend and producer of the Andrew Carter Morning Show on CJAD 800, Sarah Deshaies asked me to test drive Donna Kelce’s famous chocolate chip cookie recipe ahead of the Superbowl on Sunday.
Honey Nut “Baklava” Cookies
I wanted to make a soft, chewy cookie with the flavor profile of a baklava. So the honey nut ‘baklava’ cookie was born! These cookies have honey, nuts, orange blossom water and cinnamon with the texture of a cookie/ whoopie pie. I hope you love them!
Pineapple Salsa
This pineapple salsa is really fresh and has a nice sweetness and acidity. If you have a ripe avocado hanging around, add it too! It is great with tortilla chips or as a topping for fish tacos. Add a can black beans and it makes a great summer side salad.
Roasted Tomatillo Salsa
This roasted tomatillo salsa is a great dip for tortilla chips but it is also very versatile. I use it as a sauce for tacos or nachos. I also use it as a base for green chili. It is so good!
Double Chocolate Orange Cookies
This recipe is a riff on an incredible cookie recipe from Sarah Kieffer’s “100 Cookies”. Her recipe is for Double Chocolate Espresso cookies which are delightful. But, this one came from something of a Christmas tradition. Every year, I get at least one Chocolate Orange in my stocking. They are delicious and make a really lovely addition to this cookie.
The Snoodle cookie
The Snoodle cookie has the cinnamon sugar of a snickerdoodle but the feeling of a thumbprint cookie and the added appeal of dulce de leche and a drizzle of chocolate.
Pumpkin Loaf
There is something really special about what warm, cozy fall spices add to pumpkin purée. I know that pumpkin spice is a very visceral topic. I won’t get a pumpkin spice latte but I do love it in a baked good.
Banana Walnut Crumble Muffins
I love baking muffins. They are such a lovely sweet treat but I prefer when they aren’t super sweet. I also really love bringing them to a brunch. These are a fun spin on the usual banana bread.