I love making these truffles anytime there is something to celebrate: they’re always a great treat to bring over for a dinner party or for a potluck and are delicious. I used to make regular cocoa-dipped truffles for years, until I started dipping them in different coatings. I always serve truffles like this now – […] Read more…
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…
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…
I know, pumpkin pie is a North American classic, and has been for years. You all have probably been making them, or sampling them, forever. Most of you undoubtedly celebrate Thanksgiving with a slice of pumpkin pie(or two…or three) and I must admit that I’ve felt somewhat out of loop knowing I had never had […] Read more…
I just fell in love with a new cookbook. I’m quite frivolous when it comes to cookbooks, and have yet to be able to name a month where I haven’t taken a new one home. True, I am not loyal to each and every one of them at all times, but I find myself remembering […] Read more…