I was talking with a friend of mine tonight, Ken, an artist who is currently living in…somewhere in South East Asia. I lose track of his travels. I actually had to say to him, “Remind me, which country are you in right now?” (It’s Cambodia, btw.) Anyway, as I’m chatting away with him on Facebook, I’m…
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Lemon Squares, French-Style & How Spring Has Sprung a Tad Early
As the east coast (particularly New York and the Maritimes) recover from the Blizzard of ’16, Toronto is experiencing what feels like an early spring. I’ve swapped out my insulated mitts for thin fleece gloves and am *gasp* walking around without a scarf. A friend reported that her seasonal Canadian geese stopped by, a season…
Chocolate Chip Zucchini Loaf, Domesticity, & Why I Freeze My Zucchini
I’ve been planning to make a post about pumpkin pie, as a way to use up the canned pumpkin that I previously posted about, but I couldn’t resist the call of the frozen zucchini in my freezer. So naturally I had to make a chocolate chip zucchini loaf! Why do I have frozen zucchini in…
Memories of Meals Past: Carrot Muffins & Apple-Pear Butter
I had some carrots in the fridge that I wanted to use up, and I was craving something sweet but healthy, so last night I made carrot muffins using this recipe. I meant to post it last night but after baking until the wee hours of the morning, I thought I should actually get some sleep, so while it’s not a tbt feature,…
All Things Apple, or Let Us Eat (Apple) Kuchen!
I have so many apple-y things to talk about that I don’t know where to start. So I’ll just dive right in! This week my on-line bake-a-long group is making Dorie Greenspan’s Apple Kuchen, from her Baking Chez Moi cookbook. It’s a cross between an apple tart and a custard, and reminds me so very…