French Food For Everyone by Mardi Michels.

Coming soon: French Food for Everyone!

A small sidebar from Summer Reads this week – though it IS a summer read of sorts! Three years ago this weekend, I released my first book which has been a smashing success – in fourth print currently and there are still SO many people cooking and baking from it! Well guess what? SURPRISE! Today, … Read more

Oven-Charred Tomato-Stuffed Peppers from Everyday Dorie in a baking dish.

Cook the Book Fridays: Oven-Charred Tomato-Stuffed Peppers from Everyday Dorie

This week’s recipe for Cook the Book Fridays comes from Dorie Greenspan’s latest cookbook, Everyday Dorie and was a wonderfully easy summer recipe that I’ll keep in my back pocket when I have a surplus of supper cherry tomatoes – often, since I can’t resist them – especially the pretty multicoloured ones – at farmers’ … Read more

Close up of Dorie Greenspan Sour Cream Everything Seed Knots from Dorie's Cookies on a black serving tray.

Tuesdays with Dorie: Sour Cream Everything Seed Knots from Dorie’s Cookies

This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe from Dorie’s Cookies is the second part of the “twofer” recipe that was chosen because it has a dough we can use for BOTH TWD recipes this month. This was the sour cream puff-pastry-like dough that I had trouble with, despite handling it quickly and following instructions… Remember this? … Read more

Plate of Citrus-Marinated Halibut with Mango Salsa on rice.

Cook the Book Fridays: Citrus-Marinated Halibut with Mango Salsa from Everyday Dorie

This week’s recipe for Cook the Book Fridays comes from Dorie Greenspan’s latest cookbook, Everyday Dorie and was a perfect “feels like 40˚C” dinner this past week. Dorie says she uses the mairnade year-round on whatever fish is freshest but that she likes it particularly on halibut in the winter. Well, our weather couldn’t have … Read more