Pies and Tarts
Do you ever get stuck in a rut? All your favourite shows are on hiatus, you're eating the same boring meatloaf every monday, all your socks are white, you order the same entree at the same restaurant every date night, the Tim Horton's barista finishes your sentences and even your shampoo is boring you. You...
Read moreThis recipe is adapted from a long-time family favourite. Whether we were gathering for Christmas dinner, Easter lunch or just a casual dinner party, my Oma would be lovingly coerced to bring Cherry Delight. Failure to bring said dessert would result in chiding and lots of disapproving head shakes. I wouldn't go as far to...
Read moreOne slice of tart never made anyone fat. One day of exercise never made anyone fit. The magic happens somewhere in between. I am a firm believer in eating the foods that you love in moderation while balancing it with exercise. No cutting out carbs, no avoiding pizza like the plague, no cabbage soup, no...
Read moreAs promised, here is the most amazing thing you could possibly do with your homemade Dulce de Leche. Ok, maybe not the most amazing thing, but certainly the most amazing thing that I'm currently aware of. If you have any other ideas I'd love to hear them! I recently bought a bulk pack of fifty...
Read moreTwo of my very favourite things are in season right now. Cherries and lilacs. To celebrate I thought I'd combine the two. I made you a Chocolate Hazelnut Cherry Tart and planted my very own lilac bush. The latter was no easy task. Let me explain. First you must know that you should consider me...
Read moreAs if my Autumn themed dinner party marked some sort of turning point in the season, all the leaves have fallen from the trees and the weather is growing even cooler. The trees are beginning to resemble those spindly claw-like hands grasping urgently for what could only be small children to snack on. Nature has...
Read moreI made a pie. Can you tell? Did I bake this pie while dancing around the kitchen to Burn the Witch by Queens of the Stone Age? Why yes. How did you know? Did I bake a pie while sporting an adorable navy blue apron with little red tomato polka dots? Of course! Seriously, where...
Read moreI have fond memories of my Grandparent's house. It was always so immaculately clean, decorated with sophistication and smelled of leather, perfume and Old Spice. Dinners at my Grandparent's were always something to look forward to. They would serve jello and whipping cream with dinner then afterward we'd play pool downstairs in my Grandpa's workshop...
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