A confession: I’m a huge lover of soft, almost gooey cookies; for example, I love biting into a soft, super chocolatey, chocolate chip cookie, and letting the aromas and flavours of good quality chocolate and vanilla roll around on my tongue. How could people not love the intense flavour melding with a gooey cookie? In…
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Recipe and Tutorial: Chocolate Hazelnut Toffee Biscotti
Hoo boy! I am giving you the recipe for one of the most delicious cookies in my arsenal! …hmmm, arsenal….why does that word look so RUDE? I don’t want to talk about cookies in my arsenal….I think I need food. My mind wanders when it’s hungry. Back to the point! Yes, these biscotti are frelling…
Recipe and Tutorial: Gingerbread Biscotti
I have a regular customer who loves loves LOVES my gingerbread biscotti! While he is Croatian, he has a poker party nearly every weekend, and his fellow players are mostly Italian…and Italians know good biscotti, letmetellyou. I am constantly informed of how GOOD these are, and that no matter how many dozen he buys, there…
Recipe: Meyer Lemon Tarts
I had soooo hoped to find the time (and the lemons!!!) to make these Pierre Hermé Meyer Lemon Tarts for my own wedding dessert table back in August of this year, but events conspired against me (damn you, Whole Foods!), and now I am awaiting for Meyer Lemon season to come back around to make…
Scouts Canada: Making Finger Puppets!
As I posted in a previous blog, I’m a Scouts Canada Beaver Leader. Tic Tac is my name, and making learning fun for kids is my game! *cue wide manic grin and creepy giggling* …sorry, it’s been a loooong-ass week. Our amazing and fearless Section Leader, the previously mentioned Erinith, has been ensuring our new…
Cooking Post: Making your own pasta
My stepfather is a big fan of pasta; however, he’s been watching his food intake for the last year for health reasons. But, like any gourmet foodaholic, he’ll sneak in little indulgences here and there! His most famous way seems to be to wait until I come over for a visit, and then we end…
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