Flourless Espresso Brownies
These delectable squares of rich, fudgey goodness are honestly more akin to a nemesis than a brownie. But because I am always looking for a spectacular flourless bake for Passover to counter the traditional coconut…
These delectable squares of rich, fudgey goodness are honestly more akin to a nemesis than a brownie. But because I am always looking for a spectacular flourless bake for Passover to counter the traditional coconut…
A staple around here, you can find them heart shaped and filled with blackberry jam in February and in the summer they are a favourite ice cream accompaniment. Generally, they are the ideal snack biscuit…
It is Monday morning the 20th June, it is dark outside and bucketing down with rain. Huddled at my computer in three layers, I am wondering if summer will ever arrive. If, like me you…
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…
This is where your basic roast chicken goes on holiday and comes home with golden, crisp, roasted skin, fresh from the spice markets of the Levant.
Things have been a little chaotic here of late. While I have been wallowing in newborn bliss (sleep deprivation and diminished brain capacity aside), time has been wafting by. Weeks have flowed into months. Suddenly…
I live in a house where I more often than I care to admit discover one or two bites at the bottom of a large container.
I am a sucker for late night television. I know I should be reading or sleeping. But often, when the house is quiet and finally mine at the end of the day, I find myself…
It’s no secret that I have a vast cookbook collection. It grows monthly with new found friends who live on my shelves and immediately become part of the furniture and the family. And while these…
Every year at this time I bring a new shortbread recipe to the table. A fresh iteration of an old idea based around the original Buckwheat Cacao Nib Cookie, I like to create a new…
To me, the quintessential summer dessert has to be a fruit pie. My dream pie’s golden lattice top is filled with fruit from the local Pick Your Own farm and eaten under the beating sun,…
Meet your new best friend - the canapé (or snack) that looks fancy with a side of kitsch, takes moments to make and even fewer moments to fly off the plate.
[…] chips In a medium size bowl, combine the flours, cinnamon, baking powder & salt, gently whisk/stir together and set aside. In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream together the […]
For our next date, let’s make an all time favourite of mine, CRUMBLE BARS. A cinch to assemble these tart, buttery, crumbly yet crisp based squares of deliciousness tick all the boxes of comforting treat…
This is your emergency salad solution. Something between a simple Caesar and a classic wedge (minus the iceberg) this not only comes together in no time with fridge and cupboard staples it uses up your…
Chocolate chip cookies are the ultimate wonder food. Equally delicious consumed in any form: raw, cooked, overcooked-and-crispy, frozen-and-raw (thanks Ben and Jerry's), cooked-and-frozen (ice cream sandwiches), underbaked-and-melty, or simply piping hot straight out of the…