Among my circle of friends, I’m typically the one cooking and baking (and loving it). This weekend, my two girlfriends from Florida, Eileen and Gloriann, came to visit me to help celebrate my 40th birthday. To their surprise and my amusement, I put them to work to make me a birthday pie. The recipe below [...]
When Saveur showcased this dessert (from Brooklyn’s Marlow & Sons) on its cover, I thought I’d go mad. Wow, what a beauty! At a friend’s request, I made it for my New Year’s Eve dinner party and it was as delicious and it is gorgeous. Originally published in Saveur magazine Crust Ingredients: 1 1⁄2 cups [...]
This is the first Christmas the family will spend without Grandma. I’ve mentioned in past posts what an amazing cook and baker she was and that she had a huge part in my love of food. One of the items that belonged to Grandma that I was fortunate enough to get was a small 3-section [...]
My grandma used to make my sister and me peanut butter and banana grilled sandwiches in a cast iron contraption when we were kids. This contraption, an early version of a Panini press, had long handles that could be flipped on the stovetop until the bread was perfectly browned and gorgeous. I miss those days [...]
I’m sort of picky about cookies. Some cookies I like crispy and crunchy and some I enjoy soft and chewy. This past weekend, I decided to combine two of my recipes to create a crispy AND chewy cookie. My tasting panel (ten warehouse workers at my office) really liked the results. Ingredients: 3 cups all-purpose [...]
One of my favorite flavor combinations is salt and caramel. These bars can be created in a snap, and can be made using store-bought caramel if time is of the essence (or if you simply cannot wait to sink your teeth into the salty, caramel, chocolaty treats). Splurge with high-end sea salt for this recipe. [...]
I recently spent the weekend in my native Quebec where I got a chance to breakfast with my two young nieces. Like their mom, my sister Josée, they love the combination of strawberries and Nutella, the chocolate hazelnut spread. On the first morning of my weekend back home, the girls enjoyed Strawberry Nutella Treats. On [...]
Strawberry season’s in full force and I can’t think of anyone who loves the little red gems more than my sister, Josée. When her and her family visited me in New Jersey last, I, of course, had bought strawberries for her. To my delight, my two nieces have inherited her love for strawberries and here’s [...]
Lately, I’m on this quick to make desserts in ramekins. Not sure why I’m in this frame of mind, but so far, it’s worked out pretty well for my guy and my friends. Today, the mood is towards chocolate, so I decided to make Chocolate Pots de Crème. What’s nice about this recipe is that [...]
This simple yet delicious cookie recipe is the brainchild of St Louis Food & Wine Chickie friend Chris Absheer (here with adorable grandson Mikey). What could be better than cookies you can enjoy WITHOUT baking!? Ingredients: 2 cups granulated sugar 1/2 cup whole milk 1/4 cup butter 3 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder 1/2 cup creamy [...]
