Black Cherry and Raspberry Galette with Walnut Frangipane and Ginger

Black Cherry and Raspberry Galette with Walnut Frangipane and Ginger

Do you really need me to write out the instructions with a recipe title like that? Clearly I didn’t name the dish with Twitter in mind. Instead, I created this for my parents’ anniversary. When asked what he wanted for dessert, Dad requested a “red 

Recipe: Pavlova

Recipe: Pavlova

If you asked me to describe my father’s taste in desserts, I’d tell you he’s a lemon man. When he turned 65, Mom and I baked 13 lemon meringue pies for his party. He squeezes fresh lemon juice into his tea and sometimes even orders 

Rhubarb-Raspberry Galette with Frangipane

Rhubarb-Raspberry Galette with Frangipane

Rhubarb-Raspberry Galette with Frangipane Technically this is an original recipe. But like all dishes, its initial creative spark came from a patchwork of ideas. The pivotal concept, pairing rhubarb with raspberry, came via David Lebovitz, who posted a link to Lottie and Doof, who got 

Recipe: Fried Avocado with Lime-Cilantro Dipping Sauce

Recipe: Fried Avocado with Lime-Cilantro Dipping Sauce

Wanting to redeem myself from the monumental failure of my salted caramel candy apples — which devolved into sliced apples and a dip — I accepted the task of creating an avocado recipe for MissAvaCado‘s Cinco de Mayo Blogger Challenge. The results have me wondering 

Raspberry Peach Pie with Frangipane

Raspberry Peach Pie with Frangipane

While the daffodils have finally poked their heads through the earth, my freezer remains packed with containers of frozen fruit squirrelled away from last year’s harvest. They’re so precious to me, I save them for special occasions. Very special occasions. As along as the sooty, 

Forty Creek Whisky Pecan Pie

Forty Creek Whisky Pecan Pie

In our home, birthdays are about dessert. It doesn’t matter if the ingredients send me to six specialty shops, or if the results require a small team of architecture students to assemble. If you can dream it, I will make it. Providing you’re a family 

Recipe: Thai Curry

Recipe: Thai Curry

Today I’m on CTV News at Noon. It’s my 7th appearance and I’ve decided it’s time I actually cooked something. Oh, I’ve diced apples, sliced peaches, mixed salad dressing, stuffed peppers, roasted an array of vegetables and even pulverized chickpeas in the name of hummus, 

Recipe: Salted Caramel Apples

Recipe: Salted Caramel Apples

To help celebrate the 200th anniversary of the McIntosh apple, I’m taking part in The Ontario Apple Growers’ challenge. They’re looking for the best candy apple recipe — ever. After careful consideration, a bit of testing and a second-degree burn to my index finger, I 

Recipe: Chocolate Waffles

Recipe: Chocolate Waffles

Last Saturday, along with two double lattes, I ate waffles and raisins. As far as my food intake went, that was about it. We shall not count the wine as I consider that “medication.” Andrew was pretty steamed at me for ignoring my health —