Tuesdays with Dorie: Parisian Custard Tart(lets) from Baking with Dorie

This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe comes from Baking with Dorie. Parisian Custard Tart is something I’ve eaten a fair few times whilst in France, mostly the tall “flan” version – this version looks more like a giant Portuguese custard tart so I figured I could minify this to make individual serves (especially as I … Read more

Cover of The Bordeaux Book Club by Gillian Harvey.

French Fridays: The Bordeaux Book Club

Hello and Happy French Friday! I’ve got a feel-good French read for you today by one of my favourite authors – Gillian Harvey’s The Bordeaux Books Club! From the publisher: Love books? The Bordeaux Book Club is seeking new members! When Leah and her husband moved to France, it was with the dream of becoming … Read more

Tuesdays with Dorie: Potato Flake Biscuits from Baking with Dorie

This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe comes from Baking with Dorie. Potato Flake Biscuits are actually what I’d call scones – savoury scones. For Australians, “biscuits” means what North Americans call “cookies” but I know enough now from baking from North American cookbooks to expect a scone-type thing this week before I even looked at the … Read more

Fudgey Chocolate Mint Brownie Cupcakes for National Cupcake Day 2024

Did you know – today, February 26th, is Canada’s National Cupcake Day – raising money for the Ontario SPCA. That’s right –  today is all about cupcakes – and raising money to help animals in need all around Canada. What is Cupcake Day? Originally launched by the RSPCA in New South Wales, Australia, National Cupcake … Read more

Rosa Jackson's Bourride from Everyday Dorie.

Cook the Book Fridays: Rosa Jackson’s Bourride from Everyday Dorie

This week’s recipe for Cook the Book Fridays comes from Dorie Greenspan’s cookbook, Everyday Dorie. It’s also the FINAL recipe* the Cook the Book Fridays group will make – having started working our way through this in November 2018. Five and a half years! This book joins my “cooked my way through it” shelf of … Read more