It’s been a bitterly cold start to 2026 here in Toronto – with “feels like” temperatures regularly in the -20C to -30C range thanks to the wind chill. It’s too cold to spend much time outside but if you do (like, you know, walking home from the subway), you’ll be craving something warm to eat … Read more
This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe comes from Baking with Dorie. Whole Wheat and Flax Daily Bread is a similar method and recipe to the Daily White Bread we made in October – except for a few changes. This recipe calls for whole wheat flour, wheatgerm and some flax seeds making it just a little … Read more
This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe comes from Dorie’s latest book, Dorie’s Anytime Cakes! Pears, Nuts and Rye, Oh My! is a cake that I most definitely wouldn’t classify as an “anytime” cake, given it has four ingredients I have to shop for specially for this recipe but oh my, it WAS delicious! Said “not … Read more
This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe comes from Baking with Dorie. There honestly couldnt have been a better cookie for this week than this one. World Peace Cookies are one of Dorie’s most famous recipes. Dorie says: I was given the recipe in 2000 by Pierre Herme, who had created the cookie for a restaurant … Read more
This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe comes from Baking with Dorie. Cocoa-Cranberry Linzer Tart was on the baking list on the last weekend before leaving for France – the same weekend I made the Gingerbread Cake from Dorie’s Anytime Cakes so thankfully we had a crowd over one evening for a small celebration (and to … Read more
Scroll down for a holiday gift for you (12 recipes!) and info about baking with me in 2026! So my intentions to write about cooking with kids each week after our sessions kinda got waylaid with, well, life! But don’t worry – we’ve had some amazing sessions since we prepared that excellent ratatouille back in … Read more