This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe comes from Baking with Dorie. I chose Olive Oil Brownies because I am always happy to try a new brownie recipe and was intrigued to try this one – although it has some ingredients I was a bit suspicious of – black pepper, raisins (!) and olive oil… Hmm… … Read more
This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe comes from Baking with Dorie. Apricot and Pistachio-Olive Oil Cake was on the “to bake” list but I riffed a little and replaced the pistachios with almonds. Here in Canada, there has been a widespread recall of pistachios and products containing pistachios over the past year and “[t]he Public … Read more
I baked this week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe from Baking Chez Moi in a fog of jetlag as I returned from France and prepared to go back to work after the whole summer off so I am allowing myself some liberties here. I’m REALLY trying to use up all the “bits and pieces” in my … Read more
This month’s Cookies and Kindness recipe is the type of cookie we all need in the deep dark depths of a January winter. It’s got wine in it. Seriously! Some of you may remember that last year, I introduced you to Dorie Greenspan’s latest project, #cookiesandkindness. The aim: To make the world sweeter. The method: … Read more
*Olive image from Shutterstock Today I’m sharing something a little different for this week’s “Summer Reads“. Not a cookbook (although there are recipes) and not a memoir (although it has elements of a memoir), it’s the story of Canadian rower, cyclist and explorer Julie Angus’ sailing journey around the Mediterranean on a quest to learn … Read more
It’s been a long week, recovering from root canal surgery at the end of last week, getting back to work and then having more dental work (the filling before the crown next month) last night. So I was pleased for a short, easy (and soft!) French Fridays with Dorie recipe (Hummus, p 19) this week. … Read more