Kitchen Operas

You know you’ve got a best friend when she demands a birthday post… so in her honour I present Cranberry & Chocolate Banana Cookies of Birthday Celebration!

So the boyfriend and I got thoroughly spoiled. We were gifted a gorgeous Emile Henry ceramic stew pot, and what to do with it other than welcome it to our home with Macaroni and Cheese? It can go on the stovetop and in the oven, and I’m using it for everything!  As you can see, […]

I would like to present to you another happy Spring recipe: Rhubarb Clafoutis!  It is based on the first recipe I ever posted on the blog: Quince Clafoutis. The boyfriend loved this one enough to have two servings after a giant Kale Caesar Salad dinner, and a serving for breakfast the next morning too.  The […]

Oh my goodness, I feel like I have so very much catching up to do with you all!  So I’m going to cram a bunch of foodie goodness into one post and then get back to recipes for all the new stuff going on in this kitchen! Before this lovely weather rolled around, we were […]

Mahara Jai Singh built the city of Jaipur, in 1727.  In the city, he built the Jantar Mahal, an observatory using astronomical instruments for astrological readings.  It’s now a World Heritage site, and I think you can see why: This is a sundial — and it’s really impressive (at about 4 stories high!): And it’s […]

There was one hotel on our India trip that we just couldn’t bring ourselves to leave: Fateh Garh is the most beautiful spot I’ve ever visited.  Hands down. Fateh Garh sits on the top of a hill in the Araveli range near the city of Udaipur, Rajasthan.  The hotel “belongs to the Heritage Renaissance School […]

So earlier this week, I had a Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (just like Alexander).  I found out that I didn’t get into the school program I was hoping to start in September (boo!) so I needed consolation food.  And the answer?  Whole Wheat Crêpes with Collard Greens and Cheddar. You could even […]

Ohhh, I think that making extra whole wheat pizza dough and freezing it (when I made Whole Wheat Calzones) was a brilliant idea!  I was able to make a divine thin-crust pizza from scratch in about 30 minutes! I took out the dough in the morning and let it come to room temperature to defrost.  […]

Can I interest you in the best cookie I’ve ever made, ever? They’re 100% whole wheat, and buttery, and made with chunks of Toblerone instead of chocolate chips.  Ohhhhh yes, they are amazing!  My Dad declared them the best cookies he’s ever had, and everyone was surprised to discover they were whole wheat. They came […]

I have a new favourite dessert: a quince tart with a maple caramel and a buttery whole wheat crust. Have you met quince before?  (Remember my Quince Clafoutis?)  It’s my favourite fruit: looks like an apple, and smells like the most floral perfumed fruit you’ll ever find!  It’s quince time right now in Toronto, and […]