Julia Child’s Apple Tarte Tatin

Julia Child’s Apple Tarte Tatin

Find a vegan version of this Apple Tarte Tatin here.  This is the stuff dreams are made of. In cooking, sometimes, the whole is greater than the sum of its  parts. A few years back, in Greece, I had a Greek Salad. I was on Read more

Lemon-Rosemary Polenta Cake

Lemon-Rosemary Polenta Cake

You may have noticed I’m a little obsessed with savoury ingredients in sweet preparations lately. I’ve been working a lot with fruit, but hitting the sweetness with a savoury twist that makes it… interesting and gives it a greater depth of flavour. My herbs are Read more

Vegan Panna Cotta with Blueberry-Balsamic Compote

Vegan Panna Cotta with Blueberry-Balsamic Compote

Earlier this summer, I fell in love with panna cotta. Panna cotta is like creme brulee’s country cousin; it’s still a creamy, pudding-like dream, but it doesn’t require eggs. It’s thickened, instead, with gelatin. Now, gelatin makes me a little nervous. I’m unsure where exactly Read more

Flourless Chocolate Cake with Salted Caramel Sauce

Flourless Chocolate Cake with Salted Caramel Sauce

Yesterday was my friend Jen’s (read-head Jen, to those of you who know how many Jens I have in my life) birthday. Jen decided she wanted to go retro and have her party at a bowling alley, so a group of us met up at Read more

The Best Chocolate Chip Cookies

The Best Chocolate Chip Cookies

I think it’s fair to say that I have a few “life-quest for the very best of” kinda recipes. The list includes: creme brulee, banana bread, brownies, veggie burgers, baguette, and yes, Chocolate Chip Cookies. In my lifetime, I have tried out many, many recipes, Read more

Perfect Banana Bread

Perfect Banana Bread

There are certain recipes which I am on a lifelong quest to find the best of. Basic recipes, things you’d eat on a daily basis, but for which so many recipes exist that it will likely take you a lifetime to find your favorite one. Read more

Peanut Butter Cups

Peanut Butter Cups

Well, kids, it’s that time of year. One of my long-standing holiday traditions is that I choose a day in late November or early December, and get together with my friend, Michelle, for a full day of cookie-making. We use the cookies as hostess gifts Read more

Vegan Brownies

Vegan Brownies

Last year, my dear friend, Sarah, got married. Her bachelorette party ended at my place for dessert and “Blushing Bride” martinis. Now, Sarah’s oldest girlfriends, since she was a kid, are Maya, Liberty, and Chloe, and those three are vegans. While I follow with a Read more

Macaroons

Macaroons

Or, What To Do With the Egg Whites Left Over From Making Crème Brûlée Okay. Crème Brûlée. Four egg yolks. What do you do with the whites? Well, you could add them to scrambled eggs, or make an omelette, but I really like to make Read more

Mother’s Day: Crème Brûlée

Mother’s Day: Crème Brûlée

Mother’s Day. For me, it’s bittersweet. I love being a mom. I’m sure my friends are sick of me saying “He’s my life.” But he is. It’s hard to put into words how much my life changed when Michael came into my life, but I Read more