Blueberry muffin in a white ridged liner with a purple-tinted edge on a white surface.

Tuesdays with Dorie: Berry Yoghurt Cake from Dorie’s Anytime Cakes

This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe comes from Dorie’s latest book, Dorie’s Anytime Cakes. Berry Yoghurt Cake sounded like a fabulous way to welcome berry season and also a fabulous recipe to make for the final cooking club session this year! It was all hands on deck to get this done and because we only … Read more

Front cover of a thriller titled 'Every Lie I Told' by Hilary Davidson, with bold white lettering set against a pink/purple background.

Summer Reads: Every Lie I Told

This is part of my Summer Reads series where I’ll be sharing book recommendations –  a series of “not just cookbooks”. This summer, I’m excited to join Book Sparks Summer Reading Challenge – “The Book Odyssey” and over the course of the summer I will be receiving and reviewing a few books selected by Book … Read more

Plate of chocolate-dipped pretzel sticks with colorful sprinkles on a white plate.

Tuesdays with Dorie: Chocolate-Tipped Cream-Puff Pocky Sticks from Baking with Dorie

This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe comes from Baking with Dorie. Chocolate-Tipped Cream-Puff Pocky Sticks sounds much more difficult to make than it really is – such an easy recipe for great ROI – “impress your friends with less work than they think you’ve put in” are my favourite types of recipes! Dorie says: Inspired … Read more

Cover of Heather Marshall's Liberty Street

Summer Reads: Liberty Street

This is part of my Summer Reads series where I’ll be sharing book recommendations –  a series of “not just cookbooks”. For today’s #summerreads pick, I’ve got a recent release from a favourite local author – Heather Marshall, whose books Looking for Jane and The Secret History of Audrey James have been up in my … Read more

Colorful book cover for 'Let's Not Go Overboard Here' by Erica Hendry, showing a hand holding a tall glass with a boat and blue background.

Summer Reads: Let’s Not Go Overboard Here

This is part of my Summer Reads series where I’ll be sharing book recommendations –  a series of “not just cookbooks”. As many of you long-time readers will know, I’ve been running Summer Reads since 2014 – sharing reading recommendations each Monday in June, July and August (whoah – that’s a lot of books!). This summer, … Read more

Close-up of a golden braided raisin bread with coarse sugar on a wooden board.

Tuesdays with Dorie: Twist Bread from Baking with Dorie

This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe comes from Baking with Dorie. Twist Bread is a take on Dorie’s Daily White Bread – a fabulous recipe that always turns out. This iteration includes a layer of sugar, cinnamon and cocoa powder rolled into the bread with some cranberries – the dough is then cut into three … Read more