Summer Reads: Such Good People

This is part of my Summer Reads series where I’ll be sharing book recommendations –  a series of “not just cookbooks”. This week’s Summer Reads pick came across my desk thanks to a chance sighting on NetGalley – as soon as I read the synopsis, I immediately requested a copy. From the publisher: It’s 10 … Read more

Summer Reads: Death on the Island

This is part of my Summer Reads series where I’ll be sharing book recommendations –  a series of “not just cookbooks”. This week’s Summer Reads pick is from Canadian author (who’s lived in Iceland for over 20 years), Eliza Reid. Reid is a bestselling writer, public speaker, gender equality advocate, cofounder of the acclaimed Iceland … Read more

Tuesdays with Dorie: Double Chocolate Rhubarb Tart from Baking with Dorie

This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe comes from Baking with Dorie. Double Chocolate Rhubarb Tart was a recipe I was happy to make because I was gifted beautiful rhubarb from a friend’s allotment garden but wasn’t sure I would like to eat because I am not a huge fan of the texture of rhubarb. Luckily … Read more

Don't Let Him In by Lisa Jewell

Summer Reads: Don’t Let Him In

This is part of my Summer Reads series where I’ll be sharing book recommendations –  a series of “not just cookbooks”. This week’s Summer Reads pick is from UK author Lisa Jewell, who pens some of the most fantastic psychological thrillers I’ve read in the past few years! I do love me some “twisty page-turners, … Read more

Cover of On Isabella Street by Genevieve Graham.

Summer Reads: On Isabella Street

This is part of my Summer Reads series where I’ll be sharing book recommendations –  a series of “not just cookbooks”. This week’s Summer Reads pick is from a favourite Canadian author, Genevieve Graham, whose book, The Secret Keeper, was a pick last summer. From the publisher: Toronto, 1967. Two young women with different backgrounds, … Read more

Les Petits Chefs make Breakfast Fruit Pastries (aka homemade pop tarts!)

In our most recent baking session, Les Petits Chefs baking club made a recipe that I haven’t made in 6 years with the club – “Breakfast Fruit Pastries” from The Redpath Canadian Bakebook (aka: homemade pop tarts!). Last time I made these, I wrote: To be perfectly transparent, these photos don’t tell the whole story … Read more