This is a guest post written by Neil Phillips and participates in today’s #winophiles Twitter chat (see below for details!) Those who not that long ago viewed the term “rosé” as a synonym for “California blush”, rejoice. In another welcome sign that the North American wine market continues to mature, rosé proper is increasingly popular. … Read more
This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe from Dorie’s Cookies is a simple shortbread flavoured with rose extract and hibiscus tea. It’s a quick recipe that comes together in minutes and I learned a couple of things about baking shortbread: Dorie’s recipe calls for this to be baked in an 8-inch round pan. All of my … Read more
Hurrah – it’s summer! It’s rosé season (finally!), although in the South West of France, it always seems to be rosé season! I can’t wait to be there next week but in the meantime, there are a lot of items to cross off that “to do” list – administrative things for school, packing, catching up … Read more
This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe (Rose Fraisier, p 103) was a perfect way to celebrate the arrival (finally!) of local strawberries. The Fraisier is a traditional French dessert – “it’s always a layer cake and the layers are never covered, because you’re meant to see the berries, cut, so their beautiful centers are clearly … Read more
I’ve known about this week’s French Fridays with Dorie recipe (Ispahan Cake Loaf, p 440) for a while now and just as well, because sourcing the rose extract and rose syrup was a little challenging for those of us in Canada. I ended up sourcing the rose syrup at O Gourmet and Olive Nation carries … Read more