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…
Cook-a-Longs R Us
Baking at Midnight, Insomnia Edition: Fluted Carrot Tangerine Cake
I know I’ve mentioned before that I have insomnia, and that you can often find me baking at midnight when I can’t sleep. Today is a bit of a variation on the theme, as last night I couldn’t sleep (as in only caught a couple of hours of it before I had to drag myself…
Chocolate Chestnut Pie w/ Vanilla Chestnut Syrup! Sans Chestnuts. And Syrup.
What do you get if you make a Chocolate Chestnut Tart, one that is made to be served with Vanilla Chestnut Syrup…but you don’t add in the chestnuts? And omit the syrup? Why, Chocolate Pie of course! Which is a lovely thing indeed! Unless that’s not actually what you’re supposed to be making. I started…
Stained Glass Cookies & A Case of the Kitchen Grumpies
Usually I post my bake-a-long recipes on Monday night or Tuesday evening at the latest, but this week’s recipe got away from me, so I’m posting it on a Wednesday. The recipe is Stained Glass Cookies from Dorie Greenspan’s Baking Chez Moi — doesn’t it sound nice? Well. They taste nice too, assuming you bake…
On Baking (& Cooking!) Binges, Plus a Mango-Pear Roll-Up Tart
Do you ever rush home after work and try to run around pulling dinner together? I really can’t be bothered, to be honest. Aside from the fact that I eat yoghurt for dinner, I’m not going to stress about dinner for the DH. I’ll make it the night before! (Or he can make it himself….