Other Treats

Pink Grapefruit & Orange Compote with Ginger Yogurt Recipe

Mar 9, 2012

There is a very good reason why grapefruit, in compotes or otherwise, evokes strong memories of peanuts and blue jays. Well, Stellar’s jays, to be exact. Summertime weekends were often spent at my grandparents’ cottage in the cozy enclave of Lion’s Bay, just 45 minutes north of Vancouver. My bedroom, sometimes shared with my two [...]

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Puff Pastry “Ravioli” Recipe with Gingersnap Mascarpone & Marionberry Sauce

Feb 7, 2012

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I’ll admit that I’m a sucker for Valentine’s Day trappings. Well, except for Cupid. There’s something about that naked, winged, quiver-carrying boy that creeps me out. Yeah, yeah – I get that he’s the son of Venus, the Roman god of desire and affection and an iconic symbol of Valentine’s Day. But I’ll stick with [...]

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Grilled Pineapple with Brown Sugar Rum Sauce Recipe {Rouxbe Giveaway}

Jul 10, 2011

As we enter the final week of our Get Grillin’ event, Marla of Family Fresh Cooking and I would like to thank each and every one of you who generously shared your recipes. If you are looking for some inspiring summer barbecue ideas (grilled and not grilled), take some time to peruse the amazing array [...]

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Rhubarb Fool with Whipped Cream & Gingersnaps Recipe

May 22, 2011

Rhubarb Fool with Whipped Cream & Gingersnap Recipe

There are several recipes that evoke strong memories for my husband. They are ones that his mum made in his childhood and prepares whenever we visit. From The Family Crockpot Applesauce to his grandmother’s molasses cake, the recipes are not fancy, but they are full of flavor and made with a great deal of care. [...]

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Lemon Sugar Puff Pastry Twists Recipe

May 15, 2011

This weekend was jam-packed with family fun and, as happy hour rolled around on Sunday, we found ourselves craving a sweet treat and a Frozen Strawberry and Lime Daiquiri to wash it down. Out came the puff pastry, lemons from my in-laws’ tree and the turbinado sugar. You can make these puff pastry sticks in [...]

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Strawberry & Chocolate Cream Cheese Napoleon Recipe

Apr 25, 2011

This is a compensated review by BlogHer and Kraft. Aside from the watching the cherry blossoms burst open and the hummingbirds make their annual arrival, one of the pleasures of spring is biting into a fresh strawberry. I am not talking about those pale red specimens that mope on the shelves year-round, tasteless and scentless. [...]

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Caramelized Apple, Yogurt & Granola Parfait Recipe

Jan 14, 2011

Who ever said Facebook wasn’t good for a couple of laughs? A couple of days ago, in the middle of the morning, I was drinking a cup of green tea, doing my best to ward off the pre-lunch munchies. Breakfast seemed as though it had passed hours before and I was getting the urge to [...]

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Halloween Refrigerator Donut Recipe with Maple Glaze or Cinnamon Sugar

Oct 18, 2010

I take all the blame for my boys’ obsession with traditions. Each year, Christmas morning proceeds in the same manner, without a single deviation to the routine: breakfast, stockings, grandmothers dress-up reindeer show (that is a post to itself – I promise to share at a later time), and presents. Halloween isn’t any different. A [...]

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Blackberry & Macadamia Nut Clafoutis Recipe

Aug 4, 2010

There were not many food items I refused to eat as a kid. Liver, sea urchin, and squash were at the top of the “most hated” list. Right up there with custard and pudding. That’s right – pudding. Every kids’ dream dessert, right? Not so in my case. The only way you could get me [...]

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