May 24, 2018 Travel When it was time to plan the foodie agenda for our trip to New Orleans, there were only two things I knew we had to have: beignets and po’boys. Everything else I learned from the New Orleans section on Joy’s blog, Bon Appetit’s city guide, and some additional googling. Here’s the […]

March 22, 2018 Bread Let’s recap this Oscar feast so far, shall we? First up was our red carpet snack, the Goat Cheese Spread with Garlic & Fresh Herbs. Then, the star dish, Beef Bourguignon, accompanied by My Favourite Mashed Potatoes and my house salad (kale, apple, parm, pecans and a honey dijon vinaigrette). Since I […]

June 1, 2010 Bakeries & Restaurants There was only one restaurant I knew I had to eat at while in Montreal. I’m an obsessive  avid Food Network Canada watcher, and as soon as I saw my first episode of  Chuck’s Day Off, I knew that if I made it to Montreal I would have to eat at Garde […]

March 16, 2014 Baked Sunday Mornings   I never order Crème Brûlée when I’m out, but I know people who must have it if they see it on a menu. Sure, I like it, but it’s not something I ever crave, or feel the need to make at home. Of course, for this week’s Baked Sunday […]

March 13, 2014 Cakes, Cupcakes & Icing Don’t get too excited. Yes, I am actually posting a holiday* recipe BEFORE said holiday, which never happens, but there’s something you should know. The can of Guinness and cute little bottle of Baileys needed for this cake were purchased approximately 358 days ago, when I thought it […]

July 28, 2016 Cakes, Cupcakes & Icing When one of your foodie friends is celebrating a big birthday, it’s time to bust out the big guns with a special cake. For Tasty G‘s big day, it had to be a Take 5 Birthday Cake. I wasn’t acquainted with the Take 5 Candy Bar until I […]

There was so much fun baking to do this month with St. Patrick’s Day and Easter falling within a week or so of each other. It was a busy time in and out of the kitchen, and here’s what went down: I surprised my friend Carole at The Depanneur, where she was hosting a drop […]

May 24, 2018 Travel When it was time to plan the foodie agenda for our trip to New Orleans, there were only two things I knew we had to have: beignets and po’boys. Everything else I learned from the New Orleans section on Joy’s blog, Bon Appetit’s city guide, and some additional googling. Here’s the […]

June 4, 2013 Bread Guys, I’ve been a pizza making NINJA lately! I finally have my method down pat, and after so many years of being afraid of yeast, it’s nice to have this under control. Also, for future reference, if you defrost frozen pizza dough, refreeze it, and defrost it again, it’s totally fine. […]

August 10, 2015 Salads For a long time I have had a very real, very negative reaction to strawberries and goat cheese in salad. This stems, no doubt, from my aversion to Milestone’s, which I have explained at length in the past. They had* a salad with this combination on the menu in the early-mid […]

September 13, 2015 Baked Sunday Mornings I normally stay away from orange-flavoured recipes, but I made an exception for this breakfast. Last night I stood in the rain for two hours waiting for a TIFF screening, so I figured I could use some Vitamin C today, even if it was in pancake formation. The Baked […]

Kristine and I take our awards shows very seriously. I’ve written before about the Superbowl of awards shows, the Golden Globes. The Oscars have all the prestige though, but they are just soooooo loooong, you have a lot of categories we don’t care about (Sound Mixing, Editing, Documentary Short Subject), and by this point in […]

May 24, 2018 Travel When it was time to plan the foodie agenda for our trip to New Orleans, there were only two things I knew we had to have: beignets and po’boys. Everything else I learned from the New Orleans section on Joy’s blog, Bon Appetit’s city guide, and some additional googling. Here’s the […]

This salad was stalking me all summer. First up, my Mom and I split a delicious salad (at Boston Pizza of all places), that had arugula, pesto, peaches, beets, goat cheese and candied pecans. Yes please! This started the obsession. Then, Annie posted something very similar on her site with many of the same ingredients. […]