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Tiramisu is a top-three dessert for me, and you know what is even better than classic tiramisu? Dirty Chai Tiramisu. Perhaps tiramisu is a dessert you usually reserve for ordering at an Italian restaurant and may feel a bit intimidating to make from scratch, but …
Blueberries are abundant right now, and I just couldn’t resist adding them into a sweet treat. With a layer of gluten-free almondy crust, jammy blueberry filling, and delicious crumble to top them off, Blueberry Crumble Bars have been my recent sweet treat obsession. I’ve made …
If I were asked to rank my top three desserts, pavlova would be number one, followed by tiramisu and crème brûlée. Pavlova is the perfect dessert for the spring and summer because it is light while still being decadent. There is simply nothing better than rounding out a delicious dinner with a nice slice of pavlova. This recipe is my take on a perfect spring pavlova—just in time for Easter! Continue reading Pavlova with Lemon & Passionfruit Curd
I’m thrilled to announce that I finally got my hands on some fresh, local rhubarb. And what did I do with that rhubarb? I made a delicious Rhubarb & Almond Coffee Cake of course! Rhubarb is another spring gem and I love how its natural sourness pairs …
Valentine’s Day is less than a week away and what better way to celebrate than with chocolate?
This past weekend was my annual holiday baking weekend. This year I baked six different types of cookies to share and enjoy over the holidays. I stuck with my annual go-to’s for five of the cookies and decided to try something new for the last variety. This Hot Chocolate Cookie recipe is a spinoff of my all-time favourite chocolate chip cookie recipe by Displaced Housewife, her Dark Chocolate Olive Oil Cookies. The olive oil sounds like an odd addition, but trust me, it gives the cookies the most incredible gooey-without-being-too-gooey texture. Don’t knock it until you try it! Continue reading Hot Chocolate Cookies
A few months back I was at Shoppers Drug Mart with some friends and made the happy discovery that my all-time favourite dark chocolate was on sale. Usually I can deter myself from buying chocolate simply because it is so damn expensive, but it was …
Nothing says summer to me like fresh, local produce. I’ve grown vegetables for years and have always found it to be very rewarding as well as very fun. When I was a little kid living in Toronto, my best friend Jenny and I used to …
I am a huge fan of molasses cookies. One of my favourite things at Christmas time is baking (and eating!) chewy, delicious, homemade ginger molasses cookies. They produce the most wonderful scent when they’re baking; it just smells like Christmas. This holiday season I was inspired to create a more nutritional “spin off” by turning this Christmas classic into a Ginger Molasses Loaf, or snack cake if you will. Continue reading Ginger Molasses Loaf
