This is part 1 for making a dish from La Varenne Pratique. To make the Baked Fennel with Lamb and Coriander dish I had to have 2 cups of French tomato sauce. As a result, I decided to do a tutorial on how to make this sauce. If you prefer watching my video you can find it […]
Mocha Bite Cookies
I have really been enjoying baking cookies for my D&D group and my art class. It is always so much fun to share goodies with others and these ones disappeared… FAST! The Inspiration I really enjoy turning to old recipes for inspiration. This one comes from McCall’s Cookie Collection. When I started gathering the ingredients though […]
The Gourmet Club Class #1: Baking Eggs En Cocotte
The Gourmet Club has officially launched! Bring on fabulously decadent food. Since the weekend is almost upon us, why not try and make baked eggs in cream this weekend? I made mine with cream cheese and lox but you can make them with whatever flavours you want. This technique comes to you from my copy […]
Slow Roasted Super Savoury Pumpkin Seeds Tutorial
This year I also added garlic powder, turmeric and onion powder! Get Recipe! With Halloween now over I had some time to roast those beautiful pumpkin seeds! Here is a quick video tutorial showing all the steps. Once you remove the pumpkin seeds, soak and massage vigorously in water. Put seeds in a sieve and […]
Anna Olson’s Classic Chocolate Chip Cookies
Spicy Sausage Sauce
It has been my foodie dream to learn about sauces. When I found 400 Sauces-Dips Dressings Salsas at a thrift store, I could not wait to start testing out the recipes and truly learn all about sauce-making. Do not go light on the spiciness of this recipe. It is a very simple and basic sauce and will […]
Almond Fairy Bites
White Wine Oven Braised Mushroom Soup
Black Bean Green Beans & Listening To My Inner Foodie Voice
Last night I made Dining Car Beef and Red Onions from Helen’s Asian Kitchen: Easy Chinese Stir-Fries cookbook. It was the first official disappointment. It was extremely meh. What ended up giving it flavour was the black bean green bean dish that I put on the same plate. I was inspired by one of her recipes […]