This weekend was a chocolate kind of weekend and it all started with the simple desire of making homemade chocolate dough. Whenever things get hectic around me, or I feel a little ungrounded, I like to turn towards something that never fails me – like making a classic dough. No matter how many times I […] Read more…
Ah, breakfast.To be honest breakfast has always been pretty low on my list of favourite meals. I usually have unorthodox desires (read non-breakfast desires) that I don’t always have the time to fulfill in the morning when I’m rushing to get ready for the day ahead. I went through a Japanese-inspired phase a couple weeks […] Read more…
When I hosted Thanksgiving this year, I wanted to serve an array of desserts but try to steer away from doing the classics only. This is how this delicious treat idea came about – creamy pumpkin ice cream sandwiched between two crinkled, ginger cookies. The toughest part was finding good pumpkin ice cream. If it […] Read more…
Lazy fall weekends lend themselves so beautifully to meals like this one that I couldn’t resist not sharing it with all of you. Now that the leaves have started to turn and that the pumpkins have become the staple of most markets, I find myself yearning for the ultimate comfort foods around. This kind of […] Read more…
No matter how satisfying making dough is, sometimes you just need a fast alternative. Don’t get me wrong, I love making dough from scratch – taking a few simple ingredients and turning them into a pliable, versatile dough always seems rather magical. But for those times when you’re really in a pinch, I’ll let you […] Read more…
Mussels and fries. Need I say more? This classic combo, a staple for so many restaurants, is so easy to put together at home… and dare I say better? Mussels – like scallop and shrimp – often get a bad rep as being finicky, but they are incredibly easy to put together and so flavourful […] Read more…