Welcome to Day 1 of The Twelve Days of Holiday Treats! Once again, this year, from December 1st-12th I’ll post a new holiday treat recipe every day – inspiration for your holiday entertaining! The recipes I’m sharing are small-er batch (perfect for this year when many of us will still be attending/ hosting smaller gatherings) … Read more
This week’s recipe for Cook the Book Fridays comes from Dorie Greenspan’s cookbook, Everyday Dorie and was a welcome addition to my lunches at school this past week (along with toasted English muffins!). Butternut squash soup is a classic but Dorie’s got a little twist on it, of course! This version is brushed with a … Read more
This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe is from Dorie Greenspan’s Baking with Dorie and is a recipe I’ve made before (in 2011 – Michael Ruhlman’s recipe where I made Eggs Benedict from scratch! (yup, muffins, Hollandaise and bacon from scratch there!) That time I made muffins both with muffin rings.. and free form: But it’s … Read more
Hello (French) Friday! How’s the weather where you are? We’ve had the strangest week of weather (17˚C overnight one day and -2˚C the next – it’s kinda confusing! What’s depressing right now, though is just how dark it is – when I get up in the morning and when I am leaving work. I’m not … Read more
This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe from Dorie’s Cookies is a lovely light shortbread with loads of flavour: Pecan Butterscotch Shortbreads. Dorie says: There are certain ingredients that can only be described as warm. For me, brown sugar and vanilla are warm flavors; butter is too; and nuts, if they’re toasted, can be as well. … Read more
This week’s recipe for Cook the Book Fridays comes from Dorie Greenspan’s cookbook, Everyday Dorie and I’ve “gone rogue” a bit on this one… Tagine/ Tajine is a North African stew with meats and vegetables, named after the pot it’s cooked in. Dorie’s version is made with chicken thighs and acorn squash but this pairing … Read more