dessert
cosmic cookies
Our favorite north end cafe, Lion and Bright, has a small selection of delicious sweets. One of their desserts we love to munch on when enjoying a cappuccino, is their cosmic cookie. It’s full of goodies and if you’re feeling a bit peckish, this is the perfect snack to tide you over.
Read Morecherry clafoutis
Our local cherries won’t show up in the farmers’ markets or food shops for another month and in the meantime I’ll snack on the ones coming in from California. Cherries are delicious, when ripe. I enjoy them most in their au naturel state but the other day I wanted to highlight them in a clafoutis.
Read Moreroasted rhubarb and custard
Local rhubarb in the grocery stores and farmers’ markets usually signals spring has arrived but the exceptionally cold and lingering winter forced our spring plants to show up much later. Last weekend I picked up my first local batch of rhubarb from the farmers’ market. It always makes me think of the ginormous rhubarb plant…
Read MoreLemon Olive Oil Cake
If you’ve been following my blog, you’ll see that I don’t post many desserts (the most recent was oats & cranberry bars back in March) and if I do it’s usually ones that are easy to make. My sweet tooth tends to gravitate to things such as blue cheese with fruit and a glass of…
Read MoreOats and Cranberry Bars
A few posts ago Mr. S wanted me to make him his favorite ginger molasses cookies – I said I would but didn’t. If I’m not in the mood to bake, I don’t even make an attempt. I’ve had failures in the kitchen before when my mood was less than buoyant resulting in the meal…
Read MoreCitrus Fruit Salad with Roasted Pecans
We had a glorious sun-filled weekend. Today the morning started off with a grey sky and snow falling gently to the ground…the chunky snowflakes were pretty but more snow? A total of 10cm (4-inches) fell with more forecasted on the way. I’m usually more tolerant of our winters and I really don’t want to sound…
Read MoreChocolate Scones
What is it about a storm that makes me want to bake? We were bracing for what was supposed to be THE storm of the century. Forecasters got it wrong…it was just another snow storm – no crippling affect felt here. All the hype, I suppose, got to me.
Read MoreBaked Chocolate Pudding
Dessert is one of the things I tend to drag my heels on when planning a meal. It can be the highlight of the meal OR it can be the opposite. Let me explain. By the time I come around to serving dessert, my belly is about to burst. No matter how diligently I focus…
Read MoreMincemeat Tarts
Everyone has their traditional list of sweets to enjoy over the Christmas season. Mine is loosely based on the Victorian era with some tried and tested recipes that have been handed down to me. Mince pie originally contained minced meat (usually a combination of chopped meats), suet (beef fat), dried fruits, and spices. Mom used…
Read MoreMelrose Peanut Butter Cookies
This peanut butter cookie recipe is from my maternal grandmother. I’m not sure what the name Melrose has to do with the cookie but I can definitely say it had absolutely nothing to do with Melrose Place! As much as my grandmother enjoyed cooking her first love was being an artist.
Read MoreRaspberry and Cranberry Mousse
Color can have an amazing impact on the food you serve. If it’s visually appealing, it’s easier to eat. The key driver for eating is of course hunger, but what we choose to eat is not determined solely by nutritional needs. Our senses are heightened when foods can be seen, smelled and displayed in a…
Read MorePumpkin Pie Cupcakes
Pumpkin is a vegetable, ok, it’s actually a fruit because it contains seeds, and I use it throughout the fall and winter but usually serve it as a savory dish. However, when Thanksgiving and Christmas roll around it’s the only time I serve it as a dessert. Thanksgiving makes the pumpkin a favorite family tradition…
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