This is from the 2015 Foodland Ontario calendar, but so good, you must make it this weekend for breakfast, brunch, lunch or dinner. You will be a star, a hero, a trend setter in the annals (yes it's spelled correctly!) of parent life, okay that's one of my Christmas wishes! Nice thing about this recipe [...]
I'm a big fan of puff pastry. I love making it from scratch - I know, some people don't - but I do, go figure! The texture of the raw dough, the butter, the dimples on the folds to tell you exactly where you are in the process, therapeutic and relaxing. If you have not [...]
Yes, I jumped on the PSL bandwagon and really, who hasn't. Imitation is the sincerest form flattery isn't it! So I thought about this PSL craze that happens every year and how could I do one better. Inspired by a recipe from one of the Dieticians at the PC Cooking School, I did come up [...]
We've all had or have them sitting on the counter at some point in time. Probably ignored them while someone else threw them away as they turned black, softened beyond belief and became a nesting ground for fruit flies. Yes, I'm talking about the noble banana. Here's a tip I learned from my interactions with the different Chef's [...]
This is a recipe from a book called "Blissful Brownies". My Minneapolis princess sent it to me years ago and I go to it for innovative ideas. This is a great recipe - just a few ingredients that come together in one bowl (well a medium size bowl for the dry ingredients and a soup bowl for the [...]
You can't miss them, they are all over the place right now! Yes I'm talking berries, peaches, plums - little bundles of goodness that scream summer and burst in your mouth with sweet and sometimes tart sensations. It's all good though, for every tart berry there are many many sweet ones. I had a private [...]
Here's a delightful tart recipe for you to make for a fancy dessert or just for eating when the mood hits you. It’s been adapted from Yossy Areffi - Apt. 28 Baking Co. Remember those almond croissants (yes from Paris) I wrote about earlier, well in addition to almonds on top of the croissant, the [...]
This is one of those recipes you must keep in your arsenal of "emergency go-to" dishes. Oh please don't tell me you don't have an emergency list of go-to dishes. You know the ones when someone is dropping by on short notice or you are just too tired to make a fancy dessert. This tart [...]
Okay here we are. The ladies bought home the gold - thank you very much! Now it's the guys turn. To get ready for the big game tomorrow, I made some carrot cake mini cupcakes. So easy, so tasty! I liked both the recipe and the cream cheese frosting recipe. I have a go to [...]
Nope, she’s definitely not going to like this one. My wife is a very private person. So, open displays of affection – such as my dedicating this simple chocolate cake to her, are not her style (see picture below). Now having come from a family of huggers that openly display affection through hugs – it’s [...]
