Tuesdays with Dorie Dorie Greenspan classic fruit tart on eatlivetravelwrite.com

Tuesdays with Dorie (Baking Chez Moi): Classic Fruit Tart

This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe from Baking Chez Moi – is a classic French dessert and one of my favourites. Sweet shortcrust pastry, crème pâtissière and fresh fruit, sometimes glazed, sometimes just dusted with icing sugar. I mean I love this recipe and dessert so much that there is a strawberry tart recipe in … Read more

Strawberry rhubarb syrup in a gin and tonic on eatlivetravelwrite.com

Rhubarb and strawberry syrup

Just before I left for France, my kitchen was overloaded with local strawberries and rhubarb from my organic box. I used up a fair amount making jam but still had more left over and as the weather was so hot, I was thinking a sweet syrupy cordial might be in order – to mix into … Read more

Duck breast with a red wine cherry sauce with green beans and roasted potatoes on eatlivetravelwrite.com

Duck with red wine-cherry sauce

Duck. It’s one of those meats that many people put on their “too difficult to cook properly” list. Or they think it’s too gamey. For most of my life, I’ve been one of those people as well.  My journey to slowly learning to like duck began in 2011 when Neil and I took part in … Read more

Banana bread loaf with chocolate chips on eatlivetravelwrite.com

Fresh facts about produce waste in Canada (and banana bread with chocolate chips!)

Disclosure: KitchenAid Canada has provided me with product as compensation for my services and posts but all posts represent my own opinion. Did you know that Canadians spend approximately 34% of their weekly grocery budget on produce? Did you also know that a significant portion of fruits and vegetables get thrown away each year? In … Read more