It’s been a while since I shared a French Friday post but today I’ve got a favourite French recipe to welcome spring – financiers! This version has lemon and poppy seeds, so it’s a familiar flavour in bite-sized form! I love the brightness of lemon in these early spring days! What is a financier? Essentially … Read more
(you know your cupcakes are the right choice for an OSPCA fundraiser when they get a reception like this from your resident feline 😉 ) Did you know – today, February 24th, is Canada’s Cupcake Day – raising money for the Ontario SPCA. That’s right – today is all about cupcakes – and raising money … Read more
This post is produced in partnership with Derlea Foods . Many long-time readers will know that I’ve been cooking and baking for most of my life and that my inspiration was my mum. Mum was always baking or cooking something when I was growing up and I spent a lot of my time in the … Read more
Happy “World Nutella Day″ ! Yup, it’s a thing! Originally created by Sara from Ms. Adventures in Italy and Michelle from Bleeding Espresso, World Nutella Day is a day to celebrate, get creative with, and most importantly, eat Nutella. In 2015, Sara transferred World Nutella® Day to Ferrero (the makers of Nutella®) to help it live on … Read more
Need an excuse to eat crêpes today? Well here you go – it’s La Chandeleur in France! What is La Chandeleur? You might have thought the French eat crêpes on Mardi Gras, (Shrove Tuesday, what we call Pancake Tuesday) the day before Ash Wednesday, which signals the start of Lent. In fact, in France, crêpes … Read more
Last week the Petits Chefs worked on a favourite recipe of mine – Mini Jam Tarts with a Crumble Topping! A previous iteration of the club (pre-pandemic when we had a proper space to work and much more equipment) made this recipe but I realised that I hadn’t actually written up the recipe properly so … Read more