This post is sponsored by Gay Lea. When the brief for this month’s Gay Lea post came out (back in early July), my heart sank. Back to school? Really? It felt like we had just started summer holidays. Even now, there are still a few solid weeks of vacation left so it’s hard for me […]
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Cranberry-almond crunch cookies
There are a couple of things I’ve been thinking lately that seem appropriate to share here in this post. Firstly, as I work my way through the recipes for my very first cookbook, I’m astounded at the amount of butter (and sugar and eggs) I am getting through. I mean, really. You have no idea! […]
Tuesdays with Dorie (Baking Chez Moi): Pear Cranberry Roll Up Tart
This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe is an unassuming looking dessert. It’s basically ingredients for a fruit galette rolled up to make a kind of Danish fruity roll – sort of like these Sara Lee treats from my childhood. The recipe is pretty easy – Dorie’s “go-to” galette dough filled with pears, cranberries and some […]
Les Petits Chefs make cranberry sauce for Thanksgiving
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: the generosity of the Toronto food community is something I am grateful for every single day. When I launched my guest chef programme with my Petits Chefs cooking club a few years ago, I never imagined they’d be working with some of Toronto’s top chefs, both […]
Tuesdays with Dorie (Baking Chez Moi): Granola Energy Bars
This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe is one you might be surprised to find in a French baking book: homemade granola (muesli) bars. But Baking Chez Moi is full of these fabulous homemade treats – humble, not necessarily fancy but always delicious. These bars would definitely make Dorie’s friends wonder “Why would you bother making […]
Les Petits Chefs bake hors d’oeuvres for the holidays with Emily Richards
You can feel it in the air… Just a couple of short weeks left of school, parties on the horizon (if not on the calendar already!) and a lot of anticipation… That’s right – it’s the holidays, aka the “silly season” or, alongside June, one of the toughest months in the school year. A great […]
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