There is nothing more regal than impressing your New Year’s Eve guests with an elegantly named beverage featuring champagne. Two words: Kir Royale. This beautiful… ( Read More )
The difference in pronunciation
What is the difference between a ‘pastie’ (pronounced: pas-tee) and a ‘pastie’ (pronounced: pay-stee). Well if you really must know, it is a short trip… ( Read More )
Dessert Fit for an Ogre >ahem< Princess
There is no better way to celebrate a bit of Christmas than with a titch of green. To fill that green quota, with kids in… ( Read More )
The recommendation is in the name.
I was craving Siri’s Norwegian Cardamon Buns, but didn’t feel like taking a trip to the store to round up the essentials. I felt something… ( Read More )
Hunger Does Not Discriminate – Giving Thanks
While I eagerly plan out a Thanksgiving meal that will treat and tease the palate, I become humbly aware that millions of people will go… ( Read More )
Bliss on a Plate- The New Chanukah Cuisine
With Chanukah quickly approaching, my friend Steph and I decided it would be fun to take a ‘New Chanukah Cuisine’ cooking class (put on by… ( Read More )
The pumpkin pie alternative – get chilly with it!
I am a huge fan of the orange festive squash (AKA pumpkin); and this fall I’ve been developing new recipes to spawn the alternative to… ( Read More )
There is nothin’ rotten about potatoes au gratin
With Thanksgiving lurking around the corner like an anxious turkey, I am always trying to plan out a few vegetarian dishes for those who choose… ( Read More )
Get Sconed Hawaiian Style
This post is the equivalent of BBQ-ing in the rain, you can do it but it feels like cheating. As I prepare to build my… ( Read More )
Upside Down Gruyère Tartes Tomate
I have struggled as to what to name this newest creation, beyond the obvious, “yummy cheese crust with seasoned tomatoes’, but that just didn’t sound… ( Read More )