Archive of posts from August 2013

    Triple Ginger Ice Cream

    2013-08-31

    Just before we left for our mini-vacation and trip to Montreal, I made a batch of ice cream, following this Cook’s Illustrated recipe. Let’s just say, it is very, VERY, VERY gingery. Too much, even for me. I want a bold flavour, but this was just too much. I would greatly redu...

    Fresh Peach Pie

    2013-08-30

    In the pursuit of the “perfect” recipe, CI will often go to great lengths to achieve their desired result. Sometimes it’s worth it, sometimes, it’s not. For this fruit pie, I would have to say that it’s not worth it. Here are the major steps:Make special pie dough (not the foo...

    Summer Fruit Jams

    2013-08-21

    We’ve been buying a lot of fruit from the Leslieville Farmers’ Market on Sundays, mostly from Bizjak Farms and the vendor selling blueberries. Much of it has been turned into peach crumble or a peach cake (which we froze), but on one evening last week, we decided to make two b...