Sometimes, food is all about where we’re from, and sometimes, it’s all about where we want to go. My French Canadian recipes are meaningful to me, because they’re a part of the fabric of my life; they’re my history, my culture, and my memories. And I wouldn’t give them up for the world. In […]
Ginger Spice Muffins
These started out life as Nigella Lawson’s Christmas Muffins, from her illustrious Nigella Christmas cookbook. All of the wonderful flavours we naturally associate with Christmas are here – clementines, ginger, cranberry. The recipe itself is easy enough to whip up on Christmas morning, and after eating a few with my morning coffee, I’ve decided these […]
Classic Chocolate Chip Cookies
Howdy, reader! Where has life taken you these days? I’ve been busy wrapping up year end activities at my day job, and in between, have been keeping myself occupied with day trips and weekender travel otherwise. It’s been a fun way to kiss off summer and welcome the fall. I have been cooking […]
Coriander Almond Financiers
I love summer. As you can see by my noticeably absent presence on the web, I’ve been enjoying every minute of it. While I’ve taken a break from work (and from blogging), I haven’t taken a break from cooking and eating! Yesterday involved a trip to our local book store, where I devoured every new […]
Chocolate Zucchini Cake with Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting
I always buy too much produce at the market every week. I have all of these positive intentions about having a few extra slimming meals during the week, because I had a few too many glasses of wine or pieces of cake, and more often than not, I end up tossing the leftover veggies in […]