Okay, I did say that the cookies will be interesting didn’t I?! You must make this cookie as an addition to your sweet table. It sounds odd, but when you start making it, you will realize it is absolutely delightful. The aromas from the roasted garlic as it is mixing with the sugar and butter just [...]
Oh my gosh! It’s December 1st already! You know what that means, cocktail parties, dinner parties, copious amounts of wine, spirits and good food, wonderful company – family and friends. Even if you don’t celebrate the blessed event, Christmas is here! It also means my 12 Cookies of Christmas blog is due. I present to [...]
As I inadvertently get sucked into what is happening with the elections south of the border, there tends to be this emotional upheaval that I go through. Worrying about what the future holds - wars, economic unrest etc. When I get this feeling, I think of my family - my kids mostly, nieces and nephews and how proud [...]
Ahhh, tahini(a)! Will I ever get tired of you! Judy in my afternoon PC Cooking School, “What’s for Dinner” class at Bayview Village said it best! I said, who would have thought of putting it in sweet recipe? She said “when you think about it, it’s just like peanut butter”. Now that’s thinking out out [...]
Yes! A new favorite cookie. I like using savory ingredients in traditionally sweet things - spicy soppressata in buttermilk biscuits, bacon in scones etc., so when I saw this cookie and read the ingredients on the NY Times cooking site, I knew it would be a winner. It comes together well and tastes really good. [...]
This is a recipe that as soon as I saw, I had to try and recreate. I adapted it from a blog - sweetenuf.blogspot.ca. This is a special blog as my friend Linda runs it. She also manages the PC Cooking School on Mavis Road. Linda is an avid baker who is as enthusiastic - [...]
I had the pleasure of being the Chef for a Twining Tea inspired menu at the PC Cooking School (in Bayview Village). I met Stephen Twining, a 10th generation of the Twining family. He knows his tea! No, he really knows his tea – you might say “it’s in his blood!” The Twining family has [...]
Well it’s almost here. I think this will be the last blog I post before Christmas. It is really kind of apropos as I will be serving this on my sweet table on Christmas day. It is one of many treats I like to bake – some traditional, some may become a tradition that I [...]
I know, it's been a while since my last posting. Been super busy - always a good thing! But here’s a recipe for an unusual but highly flavorful cookie. I love trying these recipes as they always seem to hit the sweet/savory balance I sometimes like in a cookie. I came across this recipe from [...]
Do you like chewy or crunchy? I'm a chewy kind of guy! Oh there are times when I will do crunchy - like when you want to dunk something in coffee - biscotti is a good example (really any biscuit - I'm also a dunker). But if I'm going to be having something on it's [...]
