This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe from Dorie’s Cookies was Moroccan Semolina and Almond Cookies. Dorie says: It was a picture in a French magazine that won my heart and set me to dreaming about what these cookies would be like. In the picture, the sugar-coated cookies were cracked — I later learned that in […]
French Fridays: Leeks with bacon-mustard vinaigrette from My Paris Kitchen
This week’s recipe for Cook the Book Fridays from David Lebovitz’s My Paris Kitchen is a classic bistro dish – leeks with bacon-mustard vinaigrette. And by “classic” we mean it really should not be messed with. As in, the bacon is a David addition. His partner, Romain, raised his eyebrows when he first say David […]
Les Petits Chefs Cook the Books: Apple Cinnamon Crunch Cereal from Brunch LIfe
This term the Petits Chefs are cooking our way through a series of cookbooks and this week, we used Brunch Life. I can’t think of a better duo to write a cookbook featuring brunch recipes than Matt Basile and Kyla Zanardi. At the helm of Toronto’s Fidel Gastro (food truck/ Lisa Marie restaurant) for many […]
Tuesdays with Dorie: Almond Stripes from Baking Chez Moi
This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe from Baking Chez Moi was one I had a little difficulty with. “Almond Stripes” are a sort of piped out shortbread cookie made with almond meal, kind of like these Viennese Sablés we made last year except that I couldn’t for the life of me pipe them out (I […]
Fudgey Chocolate Cupcakes for National Cupcake Day
Remember earlier this month when I announced that today, February 25th, is Canada’s seventh National Cupcake Day – raising money for SPCAs and Humane Societies across the country? That’s right – today is all about cupcakes – and raising money to help animals in need all around Canada. This is my seventh year participating and […]
French Fridays: sweet treats
© Shutterstock. Used with permission. Happy Friday! It’s been a while since I’ve posted “French” on Friday and today I have a few sweet things to share that I’ve worked on on over the past little while… Canelés… Version 2.0! Some of you longer-time readers might remember I was on a canelé kick back in […]
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