Foodie Trails with Foodie Friend: Blackberry Ricotta Filling

Dessert Recipes, Exotic World Recipes, Food Trends & Gadgets, Montreal Buzz, Traditions

Funny how a simple comment on a blog can start a long conversation and eventually turn into a fabulous outing. Towards the end of 2009 a new member joined the dinner group and she quickly took a liking to my blog and left many great comments. We actually started...

Bakers Challenge: Croque en Bouche

Dessert Recipes

Well I was reminded with this challenge that its not because you know how to make something that you will always succeed. i have made pâte à choux a many times in my life and always without a hitch basically….except this time. I don,t know why when I...

Steam Sponge Pudding Cake

Dessert Recipes

An update from the Bakers Challenge of April…get the recipe here. I just added raisins to batter and some Cranberry sauce in the mold. I liked it better then my first attempt, especially a day later.

Bakers Challenge: Lychee, Coconut and Lemongrass British Pudding

Dessert Recipes, Exotic World Recipes, Traditions

The April 2010 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Esther of The Lilac Kitchen. She challenged everyone to make a traditional British pudding using, if possible, a very traditional British ingredient: suet. Now I did not find suet but basically this recipe...

Bacon Chocolate Bar

Dessert Recipes, Food Trends & Gadgets

Well do you know what is one of the most HIP and HAPPENING ingredients right now? No?….Bacon Everyone is talking about it, putting it in recipes, making it the start of a meal…its even got a dedicated Shut Up bacon category on this amusing blog that pokes...

Easter/Birthday Dinner: Green Tea Cake

Dessert Recipes, Traditions

My mother’s birthday this year was 3 days before Easter so we decided to combine the whole party thing in one. For these events it is just my parents and I. Obviously she was not going to cook for her birthday so I ended up preparing the Easter meal for the...