For a Shabbat dinner dessert, my original idea was to make a trio of panna cotta flavours, something like chestnut, maple and vanilla. But that was too ambitious for a weeknight project, so I ended up making this maple-yogurt one instead. The use of yogurt tempers the richness...
For my parents’ big birthday bash, my Dad requested a chestnut cake. Now, I briefly considered ordering one from the T&T bakery, but after a recent disappointment with their so-called “chocolate” slab cake, I decided to look for other recipes. The one I made a few years ag...
For a birthday party bash we threw for my parents, my Mom requested a carrot cake. Yard’s version is in the financier section of her cookbook, so it uses browned butter to give the cake base a deeper flavour. Ground almonds are also an unusual ingredient for carrot cake. I add...
After six weeks, our kitchen has been renovated and restored to working order. Here’s a very detailed tour that might be helpful to anyone who’s contemplating a similar project in the GTA.We started this whole process in the summer by talking to friends who had renovations don...
For Hanukkah this year, we didn’t host our own party like last year, but we were invited to two others. At the first one, a party for kids, Dr. S was in charge of crafts and I was in charge of deep-frying the churros! I used the same recipe and made a double batch, using scrap...