This fresh, summer Pavlova proved to be quite the crowd pleaser at a house party I attended last weekend. With so many of us hungering for summer to finally arrive, perhaps it was the glistening red encouragement of the first of the season’s fresh strawberries that brought about such a positive response. Like so many [...]
Posts under ‘Recipes-Desserts’
creme caramel
…..France’s answer to baked custard. “Creme caramel. A light egg custard that is baked in a caramel-lined mould in a water bath. After the custard is baked, it is chilled and then turned out of the mold….In Spain, it is called flan and in Italy, crema caramella.”
-The International Dictionary of Desserts, Pastries, and Confections- By [...]
pear tart art
Typically I like to share recipes on these posts that provide great results with minimal time and effort, as I believe that food preparation should be enjoyable and not take up a great deal of one’s time. This week’s feature…… er, not so much. Impressive? Delicious? Beautiful to look at? Absolutely! But this Pear & [...]
foodgasm! half baked chocolate cakes + fresh orange cream
Of all the desserts I have made during my lifetime, this one would definitely rate amongst the top three. It is a powerful little delectable, very useful to have in your repertoire should you wish to seduce a new lover, get an old one back, beg a favour, celebrate any occasion, apologize for a wrong [...]
pimp my banana bread
Banana Bread with Mango, Maple Yogurt and Toasted Almonds.
I must begin today’s post with an apology to my mom. June did not like it one bit when I posted a story + recipe last year titled ‘pimp my egg salad’. Even after I explained that it is a popular slang meaning to customize, to embellish, [...]
lime sugar cookies- a la ‘Rebar Modern Food Cookbook’
‘All love is sweet, given or returned.’ -Percy Bysshe Shelley
Ah, Valentine’s Day! With only 4 days left until the big day, there isn’t much time left to get something special for your near and dear. Boat loads of chocolate, greeting cards, fresh cut flowers, champagne and lingerie are currently being purchased in dizzying numbers. Restaurant [...]
orange spice molasses cookies
Orange Spice Molasses Cookies
Orange Zest Infused Rolling Sugar
I stumbled upon this recipe last week, when leafing through the November issue of Eating Well Magazine. In it they shared six winning heirloom cookie recipes which had beaten out literally hundreds of other submissions. As the magazine’s recipe kitchen had tested these entries, I felt confident giving [...]
anne’s thin pear tart
‘The great white pear-tree dropped with dew from leaves
And blossom, under heavens of happy blue.’
- Jean Ingelow (Songs with Preludes-Wedlock)
The only credit I can take for this week’s post is for the photograph you see above. My fabulous friend, Anne Casselman, made this tart for us to share as we caught up and enjoyed our [...]
‘p’ is for ‘pie’
…..and it also stands for ‘Phil’, who just so happened to be the recipient of this very pie. His birthday had quietly passed the week before; quietly because he had told no one at the time, claiming to have forgotten. Fast forward to the following week- though it seemed an unusual gift, I somehow got [...]
biscotti with lemon and anise seeds
Biscotti with Lemon & Anise Seeds
This recipe comes from my days at Northwest Culinary Academy….. week 10, to be precise. ‘Italian Week‘ was definitely one of my favourites. The recipes we prepared during that week were delicious and, for the most part, really quite simple. The biscotti was outstanding and , though I’ve never considered [...]
