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 Tagged ‘recipes’
waldorf salad + blue cheese
When summer finally gets here, this salad will make for a fabulous picnic item. With the longest day of the year a mere 6 days away, here’s hoping for some warmer, brighter, al fresco dining weather.
The apples in this recipe provide some sweetness, while the crunchy celery and meaty walnuts bring a slightly bitter [...]
edible calendula flowers
This year’s Calendula Flowers blooming in my garden.
I must admit that I’m a girl who loves her bling, which is probably why I am so stoked that the calendula flowers in my veggie garden are finally starting to bloom. They don’t have any particular fragrance and their flavour is nothing to speak of, but their [...]
b.c. spot prawn smoothie
Just kidding….. it’s actually ‘B.C. Spot Prawn Bisque‘.
I love it when nice boys bring me shellfish. Not only is there the initial meal to be enjoyed, but roasting the left over shells provides the decadent starting point for simmering up a pot of bisque. One year ago, it was my pal, Pedro who brought over [...]
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 [...]
beet ‘noodle’ salad
Yesterday I rekindled an all but forgotten love affair with my vegetable spiral slicer. Normally I am not one for acquiring space hogging kitchen gadgetry- but this one is truly worthy of the storage real estate it occupies. It was during last summer’s 100 Day Raw Challenge that I first discovered this tool. It cuts [...]
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 & [...]
baked halibut + minted green pea mash
I was hired to cook a dinner for ten people last week, providing me with the opportunity to concoct this entre for the main course. The minted green pea mash base for this dish had a creamy texture, fresh flavours and a very pretty colour…. a perfect compliment to the fresh baked halibut. This mash [...]
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, [...]
