Tag Archives: caramel

Cranberry Poached Pears with Cheesecake Filling

Ok, ok.  I know, enough with the holiday food!  But I’ve got just one more holiday recipe for you, and this one’s good enough (where good = tasty & nutritious) that you can use it all year ’round! This was our family dessert for Christmas Eve (our big holiday meal), and it was a special […]

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Dark Chocolate Caramel Truffles

Happy New Year, to all of you celebrating!  I hope that 2011 brings you joy, health, happiness, love, and many delicious moments! I’m still catching up on blogging my favourite holiday food around here, and there is one treat I make every year for the holidays: dark chocolate truffles filled with caramel.  And not just […]

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Chez Panisse

I had the great fortune of escaping the Toronto cold last week for a conference in San Francisco.  And while I was there, there was no way I could go without a visit to Chez Panisse. Chez Panisse is a restaurant in Berkeley, California, founded by Alice Waters, who started the sustainable and local food […]

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