Recipe from Cook’s Illustrated Notes:For Gabriel’s (second) 2nd birthday celebration in Toronto, Dr. S and I decided to make a cake featuring his favourite Sesame Street character, Elmo. Ideas for themed parties featuring this furry red monster abound, but we wanted something ...
While technically a repeat, I wanted to include the photos and a few notes about this cupcake recipe again, as I made these cupcakes this week to celebrate my son’s birthday on two separate occasions.I don’t recall making the ganache filling three years ago, but decided to for...
I bought a copy of The Italian Baker, used, a long time ago and its pages were already yellowed, its full-colour dust jacket faded from exposure to the sun. A little while ago, my mother-in-law bought me… The Italian Baker, but it was the new, revised edition. The most obvious...
For Mother’s Day, we had my parents over for dinner (slow-roasted lamb, asparagus, Greek-style lemon potatoes). Instead of my go-to cheesecake, a recipe of my Mom’s, I tried out this lower-fat cheesecake. I like the crust idea: using amaretti crumbs. But depending on the brand...
I couldn’t find a sweet potato challah recipe that I liked. Many used way too much honey (½ cup), didn’t use enough sweet potato or had a wide variation in flour. As an experienced baker, I should be able to compensate and adjust recipes, but I also want things to turn out the...