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 [...]
I must admit I was a bit skeptical when I first saw this recipe. But then I saw it pop up on so many other sites within a few weeks, I thought it has to be good. I enjoy baking immensely so whenever I come across a recipe that I can add to my repertoire, [...]
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 [...]
Family Day, you have to love this holiday! Had the family over this weekend! What a treat when your grown kids come back home with their friends and you can relive those days when weekend breakfasts were a large part of your morning! I do miss them when they are away, but happy that they [...]
Now I don’t want to hear anyone saying – I can’t bake. This is an easy 3 ingredient – honestly, I would not lie – about food anyway, brownie that yields a pretty good end result. It has Nutella, eggs and flour. I know, I had you at Nutella! It’s one of those recipes that [...]
Isn’t it nice when you look at a recipe and think – “hey, I’ve got all these ingredients at home, I can make this!” Well this is one of those recipes. It’s from the Food and Wine site and I have edited and added my comments on the process. Everyone is doing these tarts but [...]
Well Happy New Year everyone! May this year bring all of us much joy and happiness! It was a wonderful 2 weeks off - but time to get back into it. Having a blog means you really don't take time off as everything you make has a blog-ability factor to it - some much higher [...]
