Upside Down Plum (or Pear) Ginger Cake
This was a week of firsts and to celebrate I made Upside Down Ginger Cake, an old favourite from one of the many recipe scrapbooks started all those years ago before the internet. With all…
This was a week of firsts and to celebrate I made Upside Down Ginger Cake, an old favourite from one of the many recipe scrapbooks started all those years ago before the internet. With all…
Tucked in among the leaves of my first cookery notebook, there is a scribbled on 3x5 file card with the ingredients for an apple cake. I originally salvaged the card thinking it was the famous family cake, but despite…
When the shit hits the fan, I bake. Given the current state of our world, my kitchen now resembles a small bake shop. The boys are well snacked, friends get treats, a little late night…
When it comes to cranberry sauce at Thanksgiving I am a purist. This makes me an anomaly in my family, for whom Thanksgiving is the most important day of the year, trumping every holiday or…
The Modern House Journal It was quite a thrill to have our home featured in the Modern House Journal this month. Over coffee and cookies we spent the morning talking ...
It is my strong belief that one can never have too many brownie recipes under their belt. There are so many options at our digital fingertips that I could easily ...
Excitement brewed in my house last week. We were all under the illusion that summer was finally on its way. The sun appeared shining its glorious rays on the garden now in its full spring…
The secret to this salad is the Umami Anchovy Vinaigrette. Yes, I can see you, through my screen, turning up your nose at the thought of anchovy dressing. But as this pairs perfectly with the…
This is the first salad I make as soon as winter citrus appears on the shelves. I adore blood oranges and eat them with anything and everything through the colder months. I love how their…
The minute asparagus hits the farmers market stands in April I vow to eat it every day for the duration of the season. And I have to say, despite my general inability to practice anything…
One day I might just write a book called 101 Ways With Greens. These days when we are all at home cooking a little more than we ever possibly imagined, you can never have too…
I'm looking forward to a big week in the kitchen. Over the next 6 days I will celebrate Thanksgiving x 3, with a class on Tuesday, a very special Friendsgiving on Thursday and my family…
I have so much to say about my love of asparagus (and sourdough and butter), but on my 9000th attempt to write an intro to this recipe, I seem to be falling short in the…
This weekend we celebrate the Jewish holiday of Purim, which in this household mainly consists of baking and sharing (and of course consuming multiple) Hamantaschen, a triangle shaped cookie traditionally filled with either prune, apricot or poppyseed. If you…
Kohlrabi is one of those vegetables that for many years I really had no idea how to use. I knew I loved it in salads, or just thinly sliced with a little salt and lemon…
Here we are in the middle of April and while my kitchen is screaming Spring, I’m still wearing multiple warm layers and managed to get drenched at least once every day this week. But I’m…