Chocolate Hazelnut Palmiers

As a North American, I have a real love of sweet and salty/savoury combinations, which drive my British husband up the wall . . .…

Swordfish with Peperonata

When we received some fresh, colorful peppers from our CSA last week, I knew how I wanted to use them. They were mostly sweet pep…

Hey, Nice Glove!

Whenever someone sends me a link to check out a new food-related product or invention, my first question is, "is this a real…

Bake with ease: Raspberry Caramel Cake

You can call this cake "financier", a cake, or anything that you want ^^, actually name is not  important when talking…

Little Ginger Cheesecakes

I apologize ahead of time for the quality of my photos today, but it's been a really overcast and rainy day and I find that I…

Faking Making Bacon – Part One

The inspiration for my recent making-bacon-at-home fascination comes from this " My BLT From Scratch " post on Michael …

Beetroot Summer Salad Bowl

A few months ago, shortly after we moved into our new home, Todd went to work digging and planting a garden. He's not really…

Five-Spice Beancurd Skin

'Go for it! It's free!' the HR manager said. The word 'free' reverberated through my head. If I were a carto…

Pretzel Bites

When I read a cookbook, I always take mental notes of the things I really, really want to make. Admittedly, I have a messy, confu…

Peanut Butter, Chocolate Chip and Oat Bars

Okay . . . I put my hand up. I confess. I JUST love (adore even) peanut butter. If I had to choose only one thing out of every…

Grilled Spanish Mustard Beef Doesn't Have a Ring to It

When people ask me if I'm ever afraid of running out o f recipes to film, I usually joke that new recipes aren't the prob…

Summer Fruit Salad

Oh how I love, LOVE summer!! The warm sunny days . . . the smell of newly mown grass . . . flowers blooming . . . bees buzzing .…