Dairy

Crème Fraîche

November 13, 2008

Look what I did! Pretty isn’t it? This is just my maple squash soup and a drizzle of crème fraîche. I got so excited by the possibilities, I played with my food. While the heart was fun, it was a bit on the simple side. So I pulled out a toothpick and doodled. That’s better. [...]

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Ginger Ice Cream Pie

November 11, 2008

I live in the birthplace of Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae. I learned his poem In Flanders Fields in Grade 5. I still know it by heart, and it still makes me cry. Tonight, Andrew will give a lecture on the horrific battle of Passchendael. We don’t take the sacrifices of the past lightly. In many [...]

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Maple Walnut Ice Cream

September 10, 2008

My taste buds have changed over the years. I used to hate maple and now have become quite fond of it. So fond of it that I made maple walnut ice cream as a nod to Canadian cuisine for The World’s Longest Barbecue. The secret to this ice cream is to use dark amber maple [...]

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Rosemary Spread

September 6, 2008

Looks kinda chi-chi doesn’t it? Truth be told I whipped it up in about 2 minutes and put it on a piece of torn bagel brought home from the Farmers’ Market a half hour before. I think the sprig of rosemary elevates the look. Or is it the black leather background? Maybe the come-hither lighting? [...]

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$112 Cinnamon Ice Cream

August 13, 2008

This recipe is Cheryl’s fault. I tried her cinnamon brownies and because of a mistake on my end, not hers, ended up with a tasty but dry dessert. My solution was to top it off with cinnamon ice cream. Only no one makes cinnamon ice cream around here. So I had to do it myself. [...]

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Allison’s Idea Ice Cream

August 7, 2008

Mom asked for lemon cake with raspberry filling for her birthday. Instead, she got a botched coconut layer cake and a new type of ice cream. As the Stones said, you can’t always get what you want. In this case, the lyrics applied not just to my mother, but to me. My birthday surprise wasn’t [...]

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Ice Cream Triple Play

July 22, 2008

I can’t help myself. I’m on an ice cream binge. I will give you a nice, sensible gadget review tomorrow, I promise. But today I’m being a hedonist. And not by accident. Since it’s Tuesday, I’ve posted a classic French-style vanilla ice cream recipe at The Accidental Hedonist. It takes plenty of cream, oodles of [...]

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Greek Week – Greek yogurt tzatziki

June 26, 2008

Photo © Wolfgang Staudt, published under Creative Commons License. The first time I ate Greek yogurt, I was having breakfast at a taverna much like the one pictured above. The yogurt was so thick and rich I thought they’d served me sour cream by mistake. If you’ve ever had Greek yogurt, you won’t forget its [...]

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Chocolate Ginger Cheesecake

March 18, 2008

I was debating what to blog about when Jodi sent me a plant via Facebook and tagged on a note about how she needed more ginger and chocolate. Well, we must be on the same craving wavelength because on the weekend I had a hankering for this very combination. So I developed a dessert I [...]

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Valentine’s Day Roasted Hazelnut Chocolate Cheesecake

February 14, 2008

Okay. Everybody owes me five bucks. As predicted, February is indeed Chocolate Month. In fact, my favourite treat gets a tad grabby and lays claim to Celebration of Chocolate as well. Honestly, how’s a poor dented shopping cart to compete against the sex appeal of the cocoa bean? Confused? Don’t worry. I’ll tell you all [...]

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Love It or Leave It Smoked Oyster Dip

December 30, 2007

With New Years parties just around the corner, I thought I’d provide a recipe that’s easy and starts to fulfill my offer to create recipes around your favourite food combinations. Susan Kirk, who claims to be queen of bizarre food pairings, suggested oysters and mascarpone cheese. Oh, I love a challenge! I’ll be honest with [...]

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