It’s been two weeks since my last post about my bake-a-long group, so it’s time for another episode of Margaret-Goes-Parisian! In other words, I’ll be writing another post about my adventures baking through Dorie Greenspan’s cookbook, “Baking Chez Moi”. Read along and taste the Parisian flavours vicariously! The recipe we were making this time…
Archives for February 2015
Vegetarian Shepherd’s Pie for Meat Lovers
Alright, my lovelies, it’s time for a nice hearty comfort food dish! It’s bitterly cold outside, so how about a nice, warm shepherd’s pie, straight from the oven? But gone veg, because veg is yummy. However, since the DH is an affirmed meat-a-tarian, this Shepherd’s Pie looks like meat and tastes like meat, and only the most…
Memories of Meals Past: Greek-Style Pulled Pork with Tzatziki Sauce over Greens
Today is #tbt Thursday, and for once I am not writing this in the evening, as I’m at home with a nasty sore-throat-turned-cold-turned-G.I.upset. Aside from that bit of TMI, I do have a lovely recipe recommendation for my memories of meals past feature! But first, a story. The DH and I are still relative newlyweds…
Waste Not, Want Not: Vanilla Rum Slow-Cooker Rice Pudding
If you’ve been following along with this blog, you know by now that I LOVE dessert, and that I hate wasting food. I love dessert because obvs, and I hate wasting food because how can you justify wasting a resource when it takes such energy for the earth to produce it, and when millions of…
BCM: Marquis au Chocolat, or Table Cream is Not Whipping Cream
Today’s recipe is another from Dorie Greenspan’s book, Baking Chez Moi. I’m part of a bake-a-long group, and every two weeks we try another recipe. And today’s try-out: Marquis au Chocolat! As I type this, I’m lounging in bed with my laptop, propped up on pillows, with a cat purring beside me. Pics or it…