It seems that Christmas started even earlier than usual this year. The Christmas lights have been put up for weeks in downtown Montreal screaming for me to get into the kitchen and start baking. It took me a little while to get into the spirit, but I think I’m finally there. I had seen these […] Read more…
As I have already mentioned, I am always trying out new pasta recipes to make on those days where you don’t have too much time but still want something hearty and comforting to fill you up. I made this pasta a couple days ago, and I think it fits that motto pretty well. I used […] Read more…
I have been meaning to make this dish for a few weeks now, but had not found the time for a leisurely Sunday morning where I could afford to try it out and take the time to appreciate the result. This morning, the timing was just right: I had a couple tomatoes just asking to […] Read more…
Let me preface this by saying that I am a little uneasy with making caramel. Most people are quite aware of how dangerous caramel can be but I really learned the hard way. Let me set the scene. I am making ‘creme caramel’ at culinary school, and am at the stage where you melt the […] Read more…
I know, you’ve probably seen a zillion chocolate chip cookie posts on a zillion different food blogs, so why should you care? Well, maybe because I’ve tested a lot of them. Maybe because sometimes you want a moist and soft chocolate chip cookie and you end up with a hard crackling cookie and you just […] Read more…
We had some of our friends over for brunch Sunday morning.”Why don’t we make them poached eggs?” Oliver asked seconds after we were brainstorming brunch ideas. Oliver has a sort of obsession with poached eggs and has spent weeks (or is it months?) perfecting his poaching skills. But, true to habit, we still went browsing […] Read more…