So the fiancé picked up some gorgeous raspberries from “The Berry Guy”, and I got to do something with them. An excellent plan. Just like I did for my Gluten-Free Roasted Rhubarb & Strawberry Polenta Cake, I opened up Nigel Slater’s Tender, Volume 2 (it’s the fruit book, Volume 1 is the veggie one), and thought […]
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 […]
So every year for Christmas Day, we go to visit the boyfriend’s family for dinner — and they have vegetarians in their family, so I take along my own veggie main dish. For the last few years I’ve taken along a veggie nut loaf, but this year felt like doing something a little different. After […]
Now this is a decadent bistro dessert: creamy vanilla custard topped with a burnt-sugar crust. Ohhhhhhhh how we love crème brûlée in my family: it’s one of the few desserts we will splurge for on special occasions. (And if you’re wondering, you can pronounce it “krehm-broo-lay”.) I’ve been making this crème brûlée from an Anna […]
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