For Olive Lovers This is a very easy black olive tapenade without anchovies that is a guaranteed pleaser at parties. Making tapenade the first time… Read More »Tapenade with dried tomatoes, olives, garlic, and capers
I moved to Toronto days before my 20th birthday. On my first morning there, I went for a walk along Queen Street West that took… Read More »Sopa de Garbanzo
I love making one thing and having this create ingredients for other treats. Here, we take a bag of oranges, some sugar, brandy, chocolate, and… Read More »Chocolate-covered candied orange peels, marmalade, and orange syrup
I had already been planning to publish this recipe for New Year's Day that my parents used to make for their NYE parties and… Read More »Rae’s Gravlaks (gravlax)
I love Marzipan. In December each year, Dad would go to Notte’s Bon Ton Bakery on Granville (where it still was) If marzipan was a… Read More »Zimtsterne
A Christmas Tradition in our house, the fruitcake was always made in June or July to ensure it was well-aged before serving. In the intervening… Read More »Nona’s English Fruit Cake
When you have some puff pastry to play with and can’t choose between Pastizzi or Quiche, make both!
Also, you can’t turn that into a catchy, appealing marketing phrase. That’s unfortunate, because catchy and appealing seems to be winning the day for the… Read More »No. There isn’t a way to use pods that is both convenient and not an environmental problem
This style of cherry-pitter is the one-and-only proper use of slap-chop technology. There are many versions, this is the one that my partner already owned… Read More »PSA – Pain-free, fast cherry-pitting
Raccoons are returning to the city after a long winter hibernation, bringing with them eager hands looking opportunities to render assistance in meal preparations. As is… Read More »Raccoons and meal prep