Category: Fall / Winter
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 …
Cooking in Season
Cauliflower with Indian Spices
In this delicious winner of a recipe, tender pieces of cauliflower are infused with Indian spices, and makes for a wonderful side dish to any meal.
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. …
Cooking in Season
Smothered Pork Chops with Apple
The other night, I made the yummiest and best smothered pork chops with apple for dinner. My two kids …
Cooking in Season
Pasta For a Winter’s Night
This is about the time in the winter holiday when even turkey soup has palled. We need something different, maybe spicy, …
Baking
Homemade Christmas Stollen
Thanks to my German heritage, I grew up watching my mother make stollen every December. The slices of marzipan-filled …
Cooking in Season
What I Have Been Eating In Busy-Land
As you have noticed, I have been absent from the blog for a while. Most of you know …
Cooking in Season
How to peel and chop a winter squash
As promised many weeks ago, here is a post all about peeling and chopping winter squash. This is …
Cooking in Season
The Winter Squash Taste-Off
Autumn: the time of year when every cook, I’m sure, has the same burning question: What kind of winter squash is …
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
Chicken Dinner in a Clay Roaster
Clay roasters make the most awesome and fool-proof roast chicken dinner ever: moist meat, crispy breast skin, flavourful vegetables, stand-out gravy. It’s one-pot, minimal fuss, but looks like you’ve been slaving all day.
Digital Kitchen/BBQ Thermometer with Magnet and Clock Timer
Asian Ingredients: A Guide
