This post is sponsored by Gay Lea. It’s Sunday. Time for a leisurely breakfast and a read of the weekend papers we might not have got to from yesterday. Sometimes on Sunday if we’re lucky, one of us will head out to the local bakery to pick up some baked goods to enjoy with our … Read more
I made this week’s recipe for Tuesdays with Dorie on the fly last weekend. Between preparing for the new school year, testing and writing up 20-some recipes to be photographed for my book this week and other general busy-ness, this one somehow slipped though the cracks (being a big list-maker I am not sure how … Read more
This week’s recipe for Tuesdays with Dorie was perfect for me. A galette is something I always love to make (just last week I wrote about mini blueberry galettes!) but when I am in France, getting carried away with all the lovely market produce it’s even more enjoyable. Note that I would be doing the … Read more
This post is sponsored by the British Columbia Blueberry Council. Who doesn’t love blueberries? For me, the sight of fresh berries in the markets really heralds the start of summer – nothing better than fresh berries and cream or ice cream for an easy summer dessert, right? Over the winter, we are lucky in Canada … Read more
I’m a big ice cream fan – in fact it’s probably the dessert I eat the most, even when there are decadent French dessert treats in the house. Not much beats a small scoop of a quality ice cream, in my book, as an everyday treat. Sadly, my reality is that I shouldn’t really eat … Read more
Are you one of those people who watches shows like Chopped Canada and thinks “That would be SO easy!”? Or are you someone who would freeze under the time constraints? I like to think of myself as flexible in the kitchen – I mean, teaching boys to cook real food in under an hour 2x … Read more