Mardi Michels 
Hi friends, some of you might remember that every year for the past 10 years in February, I have raised money for the Toronto Humane Society through National Cupcake Day (read all about it here). This year, I’m still raising money for the Toronto Humane Society through a new initiative called Cake My Day! This … Read more
This week’s recipe for Cook the Book Fridays comes from Dorie Greenspan’s cookbook, Everyday Dorie. White Wine-Poached Pears could not be a more simple recipe – and made me wonder why I don’t make this more often! And reminded me of a funny story involving poached pears which is maybe the reason why I don’t … Read more
There are a few things I consider “must-know” dishes and in this term’s baking club at school, I’m trying to share a few of those recipes with my students. Many might not consider a fruit crumble a “must-know” recipe but I do (and I know my dad certainly does) so a couple of weeks ago … Read more
(if you’re reading this via email, not sure why this didn’t send yesterday on Tuesday… Anyway, it’s here now!0 This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe is Peanut-Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies, Paris Style from Dorie Greenspan’s Baking with Dorie. These cookies had a LOT of steps if you followed the recipe to a T and … Read more
This week’s recipe for Cook the Book Fridays comes from Dorie Greenspan’s cookbook, Everyday Dorie. Twice-Flavored Scallops + Garnish (Lemon “Goop” and Syrup) is perhaps not the recipe I might choose to make on a weekday but it’s simple enough for a “fancy” weekend dinner and it’s certainly “guestable” as a friend of ours likes … Read more
With over 12 years of in-person cooking classes for kids under my belt and now, three years of online cooking classes, I’ve become pretty good at figuring out what can be cooked and baked in an hour with minimal ingredients and equipment but I have to say that since we’ve been back with our baking … Read more