Recipe: Homemade Eggnog

Recipe: Homemade Eggnog

I’m trying not to be resentful but a certain celebrity llama has more Twitter followers than I do. And his first name isn’t Dali. To be fair, the llama is a talented goat herder, so I can see the appeal. Why all the fuss over 

Recipe to Riches | Luscious Lemon Pudding & a Review

Recipe to Riches | Luscious Lemon Pudding & a Review

It’s a cold, raw, rainy morning and I’m breakfasting on Grandma Glo’s Luscious Lemon Pudding, which won last night’s Recipe to Riches challenge. I had hoped to serve it to guests tonight, but I don’t think there will be enough left. I’ll be making a 

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: Triple-Chocolate Brownie Cookies

Recipe: Triple-Chocolate Brownie Cookies

This is Mairlyn Smith. Like me, she has a  frequently misspelled first name and a passion for chocolate that borders on illegal. She even has an impossibly small kitchen (like mine was until last year). I had the pleasure of interviewing her earlier this month 

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 

Raspberry Pie

Raspberry Pie

Raspberry pie is risky business. Jam-style diehards want theirs sweet, sweet, sweet, while people like me long for a slice that will pucker the palate. After all, the ice cream’s supposed to smooth things over. Right? If the filling isn’t stressful enough, then there’s the