One of my sponsors, Williams Sonoma, has asked me to choose a couple of my favorite products from their line that I find the most useful in my everyday recipes. Le Creuset has always been a definite favorite of mine. It’s versatile and I use it for soups, stews, and roasts. I’ve had mine for […] Read more…
I went to San Francisco last summer and Tartine bakery was one of the places I couldn’t wait to visit. The tiny bakery/cafe was the perfect place to go to on a sunny morning and Oliver and I happily indulged in beautiful stone fruit bread pudding and large foamy cappuccinos. It was pure heaven. I […] Read more…
I have a newfound love for orzo. Regular readers of Chocolate Shavings will know that I absolutely love simple pasta dishes. I’ve developed most of my pasta recipes to take no longer than the pasta takes to cook. This minty, lemoney spring orzo does just that – it’ s light celebrates the warmer weather (although […] Read more…
I happened to see this recipe featured on the Today Show last week and as soon as I saw the look of the final cake I knew I had to try it at home. I had never had a proper American cheesecake before I moved to North America, and yes, as shocking as it may […] Read more…
I’ve been in Montreal for over 6 years now, and for some odd reason had never made my way to a sugar shack. This spring, it was time to remedy this and what better place to go than Martin Picard’s sugar shack? For all of you readers in the Montreal ares (or those of you […] Read more…
Lemon, lemon, lemon, how I love, love, love thee. This blog was almost called Chocolate Shavings and Lemon Zest, but in an effort to contain my sometimes all-over-the-place thoughts, I opted for concise! I can never get over how zesting a little lemon into a dessert makes all the difference in the end result or […] Read more…