In our most recent baking session, Les Petits Chefs baking club made a recipe that I haven’t made in 6 years with the club – “Breakfast Fruit Pastries” from The Redpath Canadian Bakebook (aka: homemade pop tarts!). Last time I made these, I wrote: To be perfectly transparent, these photos don’t tell the whole story … Read more
This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe comes from Baking with Dorie. “Little Marvels” or Merveilleux as they are known in French are something I love to eat but which I definitely DO NOT love to make so I tried to make this as easy and clean as possibly by only making half the recipe resulting … Read more
This is part of my Summer Reads series where I’ll be sharing book recommendations – a series of “not just cookbooks”. This week’s Summer Reads pick might not be for everyone. Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea deals with alcohol addiction and whilst at times it was an uncomfortable read, I found myself … Read more
This is part of my Summer Reads series where I’ll be sharing book recommendations – a series of “not just cookbooks”. Welcome (back) to Summer Reads, the 2025 edition (this series has been running every June – August since 2016!). Today’s review is about a book that combines my love for Paris/ France and libraries … Read more
Before we begin today’s post, did you know that May is Brain Tumour Awareness Month in Canada? Did you also know that 27 Canadians hear the words “you have a brain tumour” EVERY DAY? Many of you know that I was diagnosed with a meningioma in May of 2023 and underwent emergency surgery to remove … Read more
Before we begin today’s post, did you know that May is Brain Tumour Awareness Month in Canada? Did you also know that 27 Canadians hear the words “you have a brain tumour” EVERY DAY? Many of you know that I was diagnosed with a meningioma in May of 2023 and underwent emergency surgery to remove … Read more