Category: Baking and Treats
Baking
Cheese Puffs to Die For, courtesy of French Mint
Almost the very best thing about attending a cooking class at French Mint is the warm gougere you …
Foodgasm!
Japanese Sour Cherry and Green Tea Sorbet
Very early spring is all about Japanese cherry blossoms and fresh new flavours. This early spring weekend marks …
Baking
Bittersweet Chocolate Taste-Off
Here’s my problem: I like to use the phrase “business write-off” to justify lots of impulsive food purchases. …
Baking
Homemade Christmas Stollen
Thanks to my German heritage, I grew up watching my mother make stollen every December. The slices of marzipan-filled …
My Life in Food
Hallowe’en Fun Food
“The raspberry can be blood… and the gooseberry can be guts… Right, Mom?” this, out of the mouth of my …
Baking
Maple Pecan Pie for Thanksgiving
Make the best pecan pie ever for Thanksgiving. Just sweet enough, with a crisp golden crust and the rich flavour of toasted nuts and real maple syrup, this pecan pie is a cut above the rest.
Cooking in Season
Frozen Peaches to Die For
Picture the flavour of sweet ripe fresh succulent peaches in the dead of winter. On pancakes, in yogurt, …
Cooking in Season
Apricot Preserves (and how to use them)
This post was more than five days in the making. Ha. I was having a very hard time trying …
Baking
Apricot Dumpling Crunch
This is kind of like a fruit crisp, except better. It’s unique in both texture and flavour, without …
Cooking in Season
Blueberry Smoothsicles
I owe this one to my 9-year-old son. Although he is generally uninterested in cooking, he occasionally comes to me …
Baking
Blueberry Shortcake
This divine blueberry shortcake recipe combines the intense blue-currant flavour of cooked blueberries with the sweet-tart crunch of …
Baking
Fresh Blueberry-Banana Muffins with Pecan Streusel
This is the muffin recipe you have been waiting for – fresh, delicious, decadent and (almost) dairy-free. The …
Digital Kitchen/BBQ Thermometer with Magnet and Clock Timer
Asian Ingredients: A Guide
