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 (...
To mark the end of birthday season, we invited a group of friends to play ping pong downtown, and have snacks, drinks, and cupcakes. Of course, being the baker that I am, I made three kinds of cupcakes with three kinds of frosting.
One of Dr. S’ favourite summer desserts is strawberry shortcake. This particular version, from one of my favourite bakers and authors, was a real winner.