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This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe from Dorie’s Cookies was “Chocolate saucisson”. Sounds odd, huh? Actually, it is the easiest of recipes and makes a fun, sausage-shaped log of delicious cookie dough that actually looks pretty similar to a dried sausage, even moreso when you cut it. Dorie says: It’s a cocoa log studded with … Read more
Looking for a gift for the baker in your life? Or maybe a little something for you? Here are some of my favourites from this year and late last year. Afternoon Tea at Home by Will Torrent This gorgeous book came out in 2016 but it’s so beautiful that it deserves a place on your … Read more
This week’s Cook the Book Fridays recipe from David Lebovitz’s My Paris Kitchen is something I am sure we’ll eat a lot of over the next couple of weeks when we’re in France for the holidays. Duck (confit) is a staple of the table in southwest France so it’s not something I cook for myself … Read more
Is there anything better than pizza (in the eyes of Petit Chef)? How about pizza in a portable form, without all the fuss? This week the boys were lucky to welcome Ceri Marsh of Sweet Potato Chronicles and Food Network Canada fame to the lab to cook up one of the recipes from their recent … Read more
This post is sponsored by Barilla. How’s your December going? Are you super-organised and have all your holiday shopping and meal planning under control? Or are you just keeping your head above water like, ahem, *some people* ? Either way, today’s recipe will speak to you. If you’re a planner, this dish can be made … Read more
The Tuesdays with Dorie recipe from Baking Chez Moi for this week was the first time I’ve ever made caramel candies. Of course I’ve made caramel before for baking and cooking but never as actual sweets/ candies. After a long week last week, I needed some quiet time in my kitchen and this was the … Read more