Our friend was turning 60 and decided to host an Italian themed party. I made her a birthday card in the style of a vintage Italian liquor poster and made a dessert from Carol Field’s classic, The Italian Baker. Despite it being a runny mess, everyone loved it.
We’ve had another record plum harvest this year. My colleague Michelle posted a link to this recipe that was a super easy, hands-off recipe. I’ve made two batches already, and will enjoy it through the winter.
We’ve been on vacation this summer, a month away in Europe, visiting Scotland and many countries in the Mediterranean. Because we were on a cruise for the second half, some of the stops were very brief. In particular, our visit to Sicily was barely 8 hours long. Of course, we ...
We are very fortunate that we’ve got a few fruit trees on our property, two different plums in the front, and a pear in the back. And, both our neighbours and us have Saskatoon berry trees as well! We were able to harvest tons of berries (over 1.5 kg!) this week, and there was...
Recently, I noticed that Costco sells products from Early Robin, a brand from a Canadian company called Premier Nuts. What caught my eye was the fact that their pistachio cream (a blend of nuts, milk powder, sugar) contained 70% nuts. Every other pistachio spread I’ve tried (...