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 […]
Reg’s Bday Dinner at The Storm Crow
Yesterday was Reg’s birthday and I did my best to spoil him rotten! First we went to see a matinee of The Martian with Matt Damon. Reg loves all things survival and sci-fi-oriented. Me? I had a huge headache and needed therapy after the movie, LOL. It was a great movie though, perfect choice. We […]
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 […]
Interview with Artist and Foodie Stacey Bru
Reg and I attended Canzine Vancouver, picked up some zines and then went to hang out at Our Town at their Mount Pleasant location for some coffee and treats. I knew immediately that I would like Stacey when I saw her Anxiety Comics Vol. 1 Edition. Her zine reveals the internal dialogue she has with her inner “ghost” who tries […]
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 […]