One of the great pleasures of summer is all the great produce that comes from nearby Ontario farms. We’re right in tomato season, and it seems everyone is knee-deep in this bountiful fruit. Here’s a quick and easy way to… Continue Reading →
Recently, I was tasked by the kids at Off The Grid (in conjunction with the folks at Belvedere) to craft a vodka cocktail. Though I’m more of a brown spirits kinda gal, thoughts of infusions and bitters immediately blossomed. With some ideas rolling around,… Continue Reading →
Many years ago I was looking for a good oatmeal cookie recipe – something chewy and tasty and easy. And I managed to find my base recipe from allrecipes.com. But I didn’t want a plain oatmeal cookie (and I can’t leave… Continue Reading →
It’s not often I need to make marshmallows – but I do enjoy eating them. This time, though, I needed a batch for those Witches’ Hats – and the Bouchon Bakery cookbook handily provides their recipe. Their version is not… Continue Reading →
I have recently discovered the joy of speculoos cookies (and speculoos spread – yum), thanks to Candy. So when I was browsing a copy of Bouchon Bakery and spied the recipe, I immediately wanted to try my hand at making… Continue Reading →
When I first saw the Witches’ Hats in Thomas Keller’s new Bouchon Bakery cookbook, I thought them really cute. Then I took in the recipe and its subcomponents in their entirety (four pages – not including photos) and I gave a… Continue Reading →
Back in April: Seville orange jam. It was the first time I’d tried to make it and I thought it turned out really well. Not too sweet, really bright and intense flavours with a slight bitter finish. Six oranges made… Continue Reading →
I love molasses spice cookies. That chewy texture and deep molasses taste is so good, especially with a cup of coffee. Several years ago, I undertook a quest to find the right recipe that matched the molasses spice cookies that Starbucks had. I’m not sure I found the recipe, but after several taste-tests from my fellow SB addicts, we found one we liked and then of course, I tweaked it to my tastes.
Good enough to keep the dough on-hand in the freezer for freshly-baked cookies any time I need them: for a party, as a gift …or whenever a craving hits!
It was pancake Tuesday this past week, but since I’m not Catholic, this has less bearing on my life. Except for that pancake part. I’m always down with eating pancakes. So, some time ago, I sat for a talk that… Continue Reading →
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