I got the craving for something sweet and maple tasting on this cold morning. This is an easy one to do, a one dish recipe, my favorite kind. I suggest doubling it. Maple is the star of this show.I’m doing a class at Longo’s The Loft – “A Touch of Canada, Eh!” It is maple [...]
The search for the perfect brownie continues. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve made some pretty tasty brownies, how could they not be tasty and delicious – Ina, Michael Smith, Nigella, Martha for goodness sake. But, I bow down to the master of all things scientifically culinary – Alton Brown. I just discovered – and subsequently [...]
Whenever my wife and I were in Paris, one of her favorite past times was sitting in a café (on any boulevard really) with a coffee or tea, and a sample of one of the local pastries. With every bite of a different pastry, she would challenge me - subtly of course, to recreate it at home. [...]
Is it a cake or a pie? Well it is cake batter that is baked in a pie tin - hence PiKe (I liked this name better than any other alternative combinations)! I bought some nectarines last week. I’m a sucker for that sweet juicy “makes me think of summer” flavor. I love them plain, [...]
"Hi! My name is Chris and I don’t make Red Velvet cakes!" Well that was before. My good friends asked me to make three cakes for multiple celebrations they were having on the same day. Strawberry Shortcake – no problem I chuckled, Chocolate Cake – again, I laughed inside – I had this in the [...]
I look forward to this time of year mainly because it is peach season - and it is everything peach this season for me and my blog. Sadly however, it’s almost over. I’ve been trying to vary the recipes I post, but every time I walk by the peach displays at my grocers or market, I’m just drawn to them. [...]
I spend a lot of time surfing the web looking for interesting things to make. When I find a recipe I like, I’ll then google other sites for similar recipes. I must read about 10 recipes for the same dish before I decide what to make. Sometimes I’ll pick and choose pieces or techniques from [...]
I think one of the nicest gifts I get from the LCBO every couple of months is the Food and Drink magazine. I wait for it and sometimes – to the annoyance of the staff, am constantly asking "is it in yet". The editions come 6 times a year and it’s free. I have tried [...]
Once again, there I was walking through the aisles of my local grocery store, minding my own business, gazing at aisle after aisle of amazingly fresh produce when – babam! Like the commercial on TV, it hit me. Apricots, giving me that coquettish look, that French come hither look (well of course we’re talking about [...]
"Hi, my name is Chris, and I've been avoiding making anything with phyllo dough as I really don't like working with it!" Hello Chris! No kidding, I really have been avoiding anything to do with this pastry/dough. I don't know, something about all that butter in between sheets of feather light dough that seems to [...]
