My online bake-a-long group is making Dorie Greenspan’s Bubble Éclairs from her Baking Chez Moi cookbook this week, and I chose to make them with a crackle topping. They were definitely tasty, and also definitely more of a learning experience than I expected, even with previous éclair-making experience. Things I learnt while making them: If…
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Making the Most of Leftovers: Easy Pickled Vegetables
Given that I’m not a morning person, I usually prepare the day’s lunches the night before. Tonight I was making Thai spring rolls, and had some sliced green peppers left over. And given that I have a waste not, want not philosophy when it comes to food, you know I had to use them up…
Baby, It’s Hot Outside: Double Layer Ice Cream Brownie Bars
Last weekend, there was a bit of a heat wave in Toronto, and temperatures hit the 40’s (Celsius) with the humidex. When you stepped outside, you were hit with a wall of humid heat, and you progressively wilted the longer you were outside. I was running errands and luckily remembered to pack that old-fashioned thing,…
Nutella Rice Krispie Squares — Kid-riffic! Also great for your neighbourhood chocoholic.
A number of weeks ago, my on-line bake-a-long group made a recipe involving Nutella. While the recipe only called for a small amount of Nutella, I, being the chocoholic that I am, managed to eat the rest myself. And promptly bought another jar. I couldn’t eat the entire second jar by myself, so I used…
Strawberry Wine & Cranberry Brownies: BCM gone rogue! Ish. Esque?
As most of you already know, every two weeks, my online bake-a-long group makes another recipe from Dorie Greenspan’s cookbook, Baking Chez Moi. And most of you also know that when I’m cooking, I tend to substitute ingredients like crazy, and the recipes almost always turn out. There’s a reason that I call myself the…