This is the first time I have ever done a post for female foodies! Why? Because I came up with an alternative treatment plan for menstrual cramps, PMS and ovary pain using raspberry leaf tea and chocolate. Now you can use this formula and procedure to make other medicinally-inspired truffles of course but I have […]
No Churn Wildberry Ice Cream
My friend Michelle told me about this churn-free ice cream making technique using whipping cream and sweetened condensed milk that I just had to try, despite owning an ice cream maker. It seemed too good to be true! The Ingredients You will need 1 can sweetened condensed milk, 1 cup mixed berries (preferably frozen), 2 cups […]
Hello Kitty Mini Cheesecakes
Printer-Friendly Recipe Once again, I recently turned to The Hello Kitty Baking Book written by Michele Chen Chock published by Quirk Books for inspiration. I learned from the Hello Kitty Mini Chocolate Cupcakes recipe to use cupcake liners. I had these adorable pink heart ones that were perfect! I think Ms. Hello Kitty would be proud. The original […]
Chocolate Raspberry Meringues
It has been so cold and dry here that I naturally started to think about meringues. The less humidity, the better the odds that I could successfully experiment with them. I have been in a particularly mad scientist-y kind of mood lately. The Technique & Recipe I began with my egg-separating station. I got four […]
Easy Retro Jelly Mold Raspberry Mousse
Once again I turned to my old copy of The Magic of JELL-O: 100 New and Favorite Recipes Celebrating 100 Years of Fun with JELL-O for a fun summer dessert that required very little money, time and effort. I found a recipe for a Light’n Fruity Strawberry Pie and honed in on the filling which required strawberry Jello, […]
Taste of Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley Apple Torte
For Mother’s Day I wanted to make a treat for Reg’s mom Lorraine from the cookbook Taste of Nova Scotia Cookbook published by Nimbus Publishing. I wish I knew more about the history of this recipe but all it says is, “This torte cuts into firm slices, each studded with applies and is a fresh change from […]
My Version of Martha Stewart’s Halloween Sweet Bloody Bones
My sister Jamie LOVES meringues and raspberries which is where the inspiration for this Halloween foodie idea came from. I started with this Martha Stewart recipe for inspiration. I saw that some of the reviews were not very happy with the results so I played around and made my own version. I got very, very lucky. I […]
Martha Stewart’s Mini Raspberry Galettes
Thanks to Random House Canada I have had the opportunity to put yet another recipe from Martha Stewart’s New Pies and Tarts cookbook through my test kitchen. How lucky a foodie am I?! But I did something Martha may not approve of. I changed her recipe. And… I paid the price! You will find Martha’s original […]
Warning: Raspberry Ice Cream & Meringue Basket Disaster ahead!
Raspberry Blossoms
My experimenting with wonton-inspired desserts continues! This time I wanted to try making wonton cups. I found the idea here. I personally created the raspberry cream filling to go along with it and topped the treat off with a fresh raspberry. I had bought them for my husband for Valentine’s Day, they are his favourite! […]