We’ve had a rather short, but very intense summer. Spring was longer than usual this season, stretching well into December, and things only really heated up with a series of heat waves in January. That changed this week: we woke to an unusually foggy morning that segued into a mild breezy day. As a result [...]

Santa was very generous with the candy canes this year, so we had plenty to savour and plenty to stash. My latest peppermint experiment was sugar cookies, which came out wonderfully crispy and flavorful. Since Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, I used my heart cookie cutters. The heart-shaped cookies were very cute with [...]

Last night was a grill night—a big punta de ganso steak (outside round), potatoes, zucchini, red onions, and peppers. This cut of meat has so much flavor that we didn’t marinated it, but at the last minute Ed suggested adding some sort of flavorful sauce. What to throw together on such short notice? I happened [...]

I was looking for a creamy white chocolate frosting that really tasted of white chocolate, rather than being dominated by the butter. I generally prefer a cream cheese frosting, so I started there and experimented with how to work with the chocolate. I had much better results using a higher quality white chocolate instead of [...]