I look at a lot of recipes – at least 100 a week I’d say. I don’t read them all the way through but I glance at the ingredients and then the steps. If it has too many steps – unless I’m in one of those "I have all the time in the world" moods – [...]
Yes it’s back! The PSL craze! I had to jump on and ride it another few times anyway. This is what you make whenever you have extra pumpkin puree (and if you don't, just go out and buy a can!). Not pumpkin pie filling, but puree. There are so many applications for pumpkin puree, but [...]
Oh this is good! Such a friendly recipe, so delicious! What got me were the words apple and cinnamon. They whisked back to my days as a young boy watching my mum bake wonderful treats – jam tarts, pies and the like. This is a recipe that truly is what baking is all about. Readily [...]
Do you like fudge? Yes, read on! No – what the heck’s wrong with you? Okay just kidding but this is the Indian version of fudge. It is called Burfi, and this is a recipe for Chocolate Burfi. You must have seen this before if you've ever been to an Indian restaurant that has a [...]
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 [...]
Sometimes, I go a little crazy in the produce section of my local grocery store. I’ll walk by innocently enough, minding my own business when “babam”, some fresh rhubarb will call me over. Rhubarb pie I’ll be thinking of making that the next day. No that’s not the crazy part! You see I’m grocery stores [...]
Mmmm… blueberries! Love ‘em plain, in muffins, crumbles, cakes, pancakes, waffles and salads (to mention a few applications) - almost as much as I like peaches. And now that blueberries are priced more reasonably than a few months back, it’s time to cook with them again. Summer really is my favorite time and as I [...]
My friend, Chef Maria – who does the Italy meets India classes at the PC Cooking Schools with me, loves Durham Semolina Wheat. She has always used it in her pasta (which she makes from scratch in our class) and has made me a convert. When I went to Italy last year, we made pasta [...]
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. [...]
Renovations are done! I know some of you attending my classes at the Loblaw’s PC Cooking Schools have heard me speak of the process and the progress as the weeks went on. It is amazing how many things you need to pick out when you are completely renovating a bathroom (or in our case, two [...]
