Origin News

We've talked about it. We've had many requests for it. It's finally time for Origin to introduce it - SHIPPING IN CANADA! Are you excited?? We do love meeting customers who come to see us from all over, but we understand you might not be able to see us as much as you like, especially if you live far away from Victoria. We'll be starting off with a more limited menu of items that can travel well, don't require refrigeration, and have a shelf life of at least 2 days. Most of our bread range will be available, except for...

When is a cookie not a cookie? When it's a bar!* Most people know about making pie crusts and bar bases using graham cracker crumbs, but did you know you can dry and crumble regular cookies too? If you have some cookies that are getting stale, just break them up and leave out on a tray to dry out for a couple days. Then, just pulse in a food processor to make fine crumbs. We do this sometimes to make our cheesecake crusts.If you want to make your brownies more interesting, crumble up some cookies and mix into the batter!For...

This idea for stale cookies is even easier than the last one we posted, and it's ready in about 2 minutes! Cookie Milkshakes! You probably don't need a recipe for a milkshake, but here's one just in case: Chocolate Chip Cookie Milkshake by Two Peas & Their Pod (with added notes and dairy-free version by me): Ingredients 2 cups vanilla ice cream3 chocolate chip cookies, broken up (I recommend our gluten-free peanut butter chocolate chip cookies!)1/4 cup chocolate chips1 cup milkWhipped cream, chocolate chips, and extra cookies for garnish, if desired Directions 1. Place vanilla ice cream, cookies, chocolate chips,...

Maybe leftover cookies aren't a problem in your house, But... once in awhile you might find some cookies you forgot about and they might be less fresh than you'd like. Don't throw them out! There are some creative ways to bring new life to old cookies, and over the next couple weeks I'll share a few recipes to use with our gluten-free cookies. Remember those old fashioned icebox cakes? They were an easy way to make 'cake' by layering cookie wafers with pudding and/or sweetened whipped cream and letting it sit for awhile in the fridge (icebox) so the cookies...