I really enjoyed making this biscotti. The combination of flavors, the spice mix, the aroma in the kitchen as the biscotti was being baked - both times - Christmas in the kitchen! This is cookie number 2 in my series of "12 Cookies for Christmas". I'll be a bit more frequent with my postings as I [...]
I've been telling many of you in my cooking classes that I will be doing 12 cookie recipes to celebrate Christmas. Here is my first recipe to start you off. The effect of these cookies is truly magical and always reminds me of Christmas. My daughter started making these years ago with great results. I [...]
But delicious cake! What a week it's been. Between my "What's for Dinner" day and evening classes and my personal engagements, there was very little time to do a blog last week. So, here's what I did work on in my spare time. One of my loyal customers wanted 2 birthday cakes to celebrate a [...]
When I was asked to come up with a recipe using pumpkin for one of my “What’s for Dinner” classes at Loblaw’s, I was so excited (I’m a Chef, this excites me!). There are literally thousands - if not more, recipes out there using pumpkin so I knew the recipe would be out there, the [...]
In one of my PC Black Label Holiday Hors d 'Oeuvres Hands-on Cooking Classes we made these biscuits. I had two teams make their own batch, they were both delicious, so I knew the recipe was going to be a keeper. I did modify the recipe (oh come now, when was the last time you saw me use [...]
This is a great dish for a meal or can stand alone as an appetizer on a bed of Arugula or as a side with some fish or meat. I call it a Vegetarian Strudel as it uses pre seasoned/cooked in-season vegetables baked in a golden sheet of puff pastry. The best part of this [...]
My apologies for not posting last week, a wonderful person succumbed to cancer and though he will be dearly missed by anyone who ever met him, his genuine warmth and sense of humor is indelibly etched in all our memories. Taken much too young. But that is life my friends and we must persevere and move forward. So I'm [...]
I’m not really a fish person so when I find a tasty fish that consistently provides me with good flavour and texture, I stick with it. Arctic Char is one of my favourite fishes and very tasty no matter the cooking method. I think it is also a very well kept secret as most people have [...]
Last night we had one of my favorite comfort foods – farfalle with parsley pesto, steamed broccoli and thinly sliced prime rib. Now I know what you’re thinking – thinly sliced prime rib. The reality is we are trying to cut down on our meat intake so the pile of thinly sliced prime rib, psychologically [...]
We were all excited yesterday – going to go apple picking! It really is one of my favorite memories of cool fall Saturdays with the kids and their friends. I always came home with a couple of bags of apples – the crispness of apples just off the tree, the sweet tartiness of that first [...]
