It’s been an exciting week here – not only did my Petits Chefs cook a dinner for 6 featuring recipes exclusively from my cookbook but – drumroll – the first few copies of the book arrived in Canada! (for those wondering, this means the book has actually been printed and the majority of them are […]
From “Rosé? No way!” to #roseallday
This is a guest post written by Neil Phillips and participates in today’s #winophiles Twitter chat (see below for details!) Those who not that long ago viewed the term “rosé” as a synonym for “California blush”, rejoice. In another welcome sign that the North American wine market continues to mature, rosé proper is increasingly popular. […]
French Fridays: Duck Fat Cookies from My Paris Kitchen
The recipe for Cook the Book Fridays from David Lebovitz’s My Paris Kitchen was an intriguing use of duck fat. We’ve used this ingredient before, notably in duck fat potatoes, but I’ve never baked a sweet item with duck fat before. These are simple slice and bake cookies that come together pretty easily – note […]
Walking the Camino de Santiago: Carrión de los Condes to Calzadilla de la Cueza
Those of you who follow me on Instagram will know that this summer (2018) I walked 190km along the Camino de Santiago, from Burgos to Léon in Spain. This is the third leg of the Camino which I started in 2016 (if you’re interested, I wrote a Q&A post in response to some of the […]
Tuesdays with Dorie (Dorie’s Cookies): Cast-Iron Pan Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe from Dorie’s Cookies was a big old chocolate chip cookie bar with some dried apricots and coconut, baked in a cast-iron pan. An interesting concept (I’ve baked cakes in cast-iron skillets before but not cookie bars) and one I was not able to minify because I didn’t have a […]
A Taste of Prince Edward County
This is part of my Summer Reads 2018 series where I’ll be reviewing a series of “not just cookbooks”. Ontario’s Prince Edward County is what you would call an “it” destination these days (hey, Vogue said so!) so writer Chris Johns and photographer Johnny C.Y. Lam ‘s A Taste of Prince Edward County: A Guide […]
Walking the Camino de Santiago: Frómista to Carrión de los Condes
Those of you who follow me on Instagram will know that this summer (2018) I walked 190km along the Camino de Santiago, from Burgos to Léon in Spain. This is the third leg of the Camino which I started in 2016 (if you’re interested, I wrote a Q&A post in response to some of the […]
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