Bake with abandon!
Doesn’t look like much does it? You can’t tell from the photo above, but this clay brown sugar disk above is a work of art. Not only is it one of my favourite Christmas gifts because of the way it looks, I love it because …
We’re heading into the mother of all cold snaps. If the Weather Network is right, the warmest day this week will be a lip-chapping -15C. Celsius always sounds colder than Fahrenheit, but keep in mind that anything with a minus sign in front of it …
Last week, Elizabeth Kricfalusi asked what she should do with her leftover cranberry sauce. And you answered. Some of your diverse and delicious suggestions included: bake it into muffins and quickbreads, use it like jam, pour it over ice cream, stir it into yogurt, simmer …
This picture shows two things. One: I need to use hand cream more often. And Two: The curved finger position that’s essential when using sharp knives. You know this already. I know you do. I bet if I asked you how to position the hand …
Is everyone on a diet this week? I don’t know about you, but despite my normally ferocious sweet tooth, I’m not ready to face another dessert, scone, pastry or white-flour carbohydrate for a few days. Whether or not you’re counting calories, this beef stew will …
It’s a new year and I’m adding a new category — Reader Questions. While I can’t guarantee I’ll know the answer, I figure if I mine the collective wisdom of my diverse and knowledgeable readers, we should be able to come up with a wide …
Well, that didn’t take long. Day One of 2009 and I had my first kitchen disaster. That’s a personal record. I usually take a good week to warm up to a culinary gaff, but this year? Mere hours. And as if that wasn’t enough, the …