We’ve had a lot, a lot of snow in Montreal in the past few days. Every year, when the first real snow comes, the city calms down for a few hours as the roofs and trees lend their backs to a layer of cotton-like froth. I find it magical. No matter how many times I’ve […] Read more…

These little meringues are the beginning of my holiday baking series here on Chocolate Shavings. Now that the holiday season is upon us – we got our got our first snow this weekend! – it’s time to start thinking about all the baking that lies ahead! These little snow caps are the perfect way to […] Read more…

Ah scones…! Now those should have been posted here a while ago! Growing up, I was one of those kids that did a lot, a lot of extracurricular activities. One Saturdays, for years, I would have an acting class that took me several hours on weekends as we would put together semi-professional plays twice a […] Read more…

This post will be a short one – I’m writing from New York where I’m taking some time to re-visit some of my favourite food spots. I’ve also been to a few new places I will be writing about soon. My days at the FCI might be a couple years behind me now, but I […] Read more…

I was in Toronto for Canadian Thanksgiving this year, and since I wasn’t in my own apartment I knew there would be very little cooking on my part this year. I was invited to one of my friends’ home for Thanksgiving dinner and was asked to bring dessert. I was looking for the perfect treat […] Read more…

These muffins are another recipe from Good to the Grain. This is the third recipe I’ve made from the book and was a great way to keep on using the buckwheat flour I know have in my pantry. To tell you the truth, I was a little disappointed by the texture of these muffins. They […] Read more…