A few years ago I attempted my first turkey-cooking for Christmas. It was a disaster! Reg made me promise never to make a whole turkey again and until this year, I honoured that request. My dad, however, special requested a turkey so I finally had to make it. This tutorial is thanks to my sister […]
Easy No-Bake Nutella Cheesecake
I want to thank my sister Shannon for bringing this amazing super-easy no-bake Nutella cheesecake recipe to my attention. I made it right before my brother and Dad came to visit for Christmas and it was so simple to make. The Recipe In a large bowl, beat 2 room temperature packages of cream cheese and […]
Star Wars Bossk Brownies
In honour of the new Star Wars movie coming out, I turned to Wookiee Cookies: A Star Wars Cookbook from some fun foodie inspiration. I choose Bossk Brownies. “Bossk was a male Trandoshan bounty hunter and the son of Cradossk who was known for hunting Wookies… Following the Battle of Hoth, Bossk would be called upon by Darth […]
Deconstructed Cordon Bleu
How To Roast A Pumpkin
With American Thanksgiving being tomorrow, I thought I would share a short tutorial on roasting a pumpkin. You will want to do this the day before you make the pumpkin pie so it can cool off. I highly recommend Anna Olson’s Pumpkin Pie recipe. You can roast other veggies the day before too. I like […]
How To Make The Japanese Soup Broth Dashi
I came across the term dashi thanks to the Craftsy class Building Flavorful Soups, Peter Berley. Such a good class, I learned so much! I had always wondered why my miso soup did not taste like a miso soup from an authentic Japanese restaurant and dashi is the reason. It is a soup broth traditionally made […]
Français Tarte Aux Poireaux – French Leek Tart
The Gourmet Club Lesson #2: LaVarenne Pratique’s French Tomato Sauce
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 […]