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  Recently I acquired yet another cookbook which features fun and creative way to decorate cupcakes. As a cupcake aficionado myself, I was immediately inspired to make some – decorated like Shibas! What’s a Shiba, you ask? Only the cutest breed of dog in the world! They are a beautiful and quirky Japanese breed of […]

So I thought writing a theme tune about blueberries was hard. Try writing one about corn. What rhymes with corn? Horn? Thorn? Born? Forlorn? My attempts were sad and well, not very inspirational. So I leave you with a picture of Cheddar Corn Chowder, recipe c/o Ina Garten (the Barefoot Contessa).

Fa la la la la, la la la la! I was attempting to write lyrics for a berry-baking themed “Deck The Halls”, but you try and think of something that goes along with, “Strike the harp and join the chorus”! Not easy, I tell ya…But this weekend I did manage to make a seasonal favourite […]

A variation on my America’s Test Kitchen base, plus a little something extra: 3 cups of whole milk/half&half (I use a combination of the two to make 3 cups)3/4 cup sugarpinch of saltvanilla1 tablespoon Amaretto4 egg yolks1 lb strawberries Prepare strawberry base:In a saucepan, cook strawberries over medium-low heat until a good deal of liquid/juice […]

That’s my Amy Winehouse moment. She wails, “Blaaaaake”; I wail, “Flaaaaaake”. By ‘Flake’, I mean that delicious chocolately imported goodness that can be found at any reputable retailer. I don’t really remember the first time I had a Flake bar. But I didn’t like it. Perhaps it had something to do with the fact that […]

When I used to live in Toronto – my residence was about a 15 minute walk away from the Chinatown market. I used to spend countless hours wandering the streets, visiting my favourite vendors, eating at cramped restaurants and perusing the goods that lined the streets. My two favourite fruit vendors were on the North-West […]