BA in Vancouver

I received a wonderful (and unexpected) package in the mail the other day – a box of Swiss chocolates from a friend travelling in Europe! I was concerned after checking the box it was mailed in – it had obviously been opened slightly and inspected. I sent a quick thank you email to the friend […]

I’ve had John Barricelli’s recipe for Cherry Chocolate Chunk Cookies bookmarked for quite a while and I thought, “toooday’s the day. I make those cookies. And fill that egg-cookie jar. Yum.” Yes, I had that exact inner dialogue with myself. If you don’t know who John Barricelli is, he’s a wonderful baker/pastry chef who works […]

So here are the results!To ‘start’ – mussels, shrimp and potatoes in a white wine sauce. To ‘middle’ – homemade tagliatelle with cremini and beef ragu, served with a medley of grilled and blanched seasonal veg. To ‘end’ – Rocky Road ice cream.I’m afraid I didn’t have time to make the waffle bowls, but it […]

As though I’d stop at marshmallows! I’ve gotten the mothership to start saving egg yolks for me in preparation for the next batch of ice cream. I had tipped of T that I had a pound of Trader Joe chocolate up for use – it turns out that I had purchased the right ‘colour’ of […]

I’ve given up on this font-issue. I am pretty sure it has to do with my pictures and the line breaks because whenever a picture appears – the font is messed up afterwards. You win this round, Blogger! Anyway. Another dreary day on the West Coast.My solution? Marshmallows. Actually, I had a bit of an […]

I feel chocolate-d out. I had the urge to make something sweet and yet filling at the same time. But not that ‘nourishment’ filling – I needed something sentimental and nostalgic to satisfy that oh-so-peculiar craving of mine. The solution? Oatmeal raisin cookies. But not just any oatmeal raisin cookie – the best oatmeal raisin, […]