This week’s French Fridays with Dorie was the epitome of autumnal simplicity. Gorgeous local pears (the recipe on p 396 calls for apples or pears but I had pears on hand), gently poached in a syrup made of sugar and honey and spices that just scream autumn (orange and lemon zest with a touch of […]
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Holiday cheer with California Walnuts: Raspberry-cranberry-walnut palmiers
With the holiday season just around the corner, there’s no better time to get creative – and what better way than starting with the California Walnuts Holiday Blogger Challenge? The California Walnut Commission is looking for the best holiday recipe featuring California Walnuts and I was invited to participate by the kind folks at Faye […]
RSVP Redux: November and December
Happy New Year! I hope your celebrations were plentiful and your resolutions do-able! I know that when I return from Mexico, I will definitely be eating a little lighter than I was through the heady days of December’s party season and through our vacation (can you say “more eggs than you can poke a stick […]
Anna Olson’s Sour Cream Apple Cake
[donotprint] This month’s Food Network Canada Cooking Club Challenge was Anna Olson’s Sour Cream Apple “coffee” Cake (named because it’s a cake you might serve with coffee, not because it has coffee as an ingredient). I was excited to try this as I really love cakes made with either yoghurt or sour cream – helps […]
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