A few weeks ago, I had an excuse to bake a celebratory cake. While searching for a suitable recipe, a small side note from the “About Angel Food Cakes” section in Joy of Cooking caught my eye: it suggested that to jazz up an angel food cake, to stuff it with lemon curd. The complementary [...]
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Angel Cake with Lemon Curd and Mascarpone Frosting
Posted in Cake, Dessert, Lemon, Uncategorized, tagged angel food, Cake, cream, frosting, Lemon, lemon curd, mascarpone, mother's day, whipping cream on May 6, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie
Posted in Baking, Chocolate, Dessert, Peanut Butter, Pie, tagged cheesecake, Chocolate, Peanut Butter, peanuts, Pie, whipping cream on May 2, 2012 | 2 Comments »
This pie only confirms a universal truth: chocolate and peanut butter are a match made in heaven. Nested between a chocolate crumb crust and a smooth ganache is a peanut butter cheese cake. It’s hard to imagine a more delicious combination… This is one of the more ingenious recipes in Joy of Cooking. Chocolate Peanut Butter [...]
Mini Molten Chocolate Cakes
Posted in Baking, Cake, Chocolate, Dessert, tagged Bailey's, Dessert, miniature, molten chocolate cakes on April 24, 2012 | 1 Comment »
When visiting Ontario a few weeks ago, I visited my aunt and her partner in St. Catharines. Dan is a fabulous chef – and we feasted on a tasting menu of mushroom brie puff pastry, goat cheese and golden beat salad, hand stuffed lobster ravioli, out of this world lamb, and molten chocolate cakes. The [...]
Wishing you a very Happy New Year from Gourm(eh?)!
Posted in Appetizer, Aspargus, Baking, Blind baking, Canadian Food, Cheese, Chocolate, Classic, Comfort Food, Dessert, Eggplant, Herbs, Indian Food, Nuts, Pasta, Pastry, Pumpkin, Soup, Spinach, Uncategorized, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Winter, tagged Best of 2011 on January 1, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
It’s hard to imagine that 2012 has arrived! 2011 has flashed by quicker than either of us expected, and both of us have loved writing entries for gourm(eh?). Neither of us could guess how rewarding this blog would prove to be. We are so grateful for our reader’s supports and comments, and hope you will [...]
Blueberry-lemon shortcake
Posted in Baking, Berries, Cake, Dessert, Lemon, Recipe, tagged Blueberries, Dessert, Lemon, Recipe, sponge cake, whipped cream on December 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Berry season is over, and there’s nothing quite like fresh, fully ripe berries that have been warmed in the sun. I’m posting this for memory’s sake, because I love blueberries, and as you’ve probably already figured out, I harvested a lot of them this summer (the heading photo for our blog is proof!). I love [...]
Blueberry-apple cobbler with cardamom
Posted in Apples, Baking, Canadian Food, Cinnamon, Comfort Food, Dessert, Fruit, Recipe, Winter, tagged apples, Blueberries, cardamom, cobbler, Dessert, Recipe on December 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Just this fall, I have made endless desserts with apples – and I have been challenging myself to make a different one each time. The most difficult thing about that is the fact that most of the time I only have a short period of time in which to make these, so inevitably, that reduces [...]
Mini apple crumble pies, granola-style
Posted in Apples, Baking, Blind baking, Canadian Food, Cinnamon, Classic, Comfort Food, Dessert, Fruit, Nuts, Pastry, Pie, Recipe, Winter, tagged apple, crumble, granola, pecan, Pie on November 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Although this particular recipe is my own invention, it is based on an idea my mother came up with. And the best part is that it’s more delicious, easier, and more novel than the usual crumble (well, perhaps not after this post – but I’m ok with that). With this dessert, not only do you [...]
The most decadent hot chocolate in existence
Posted in Chocolate, Classic, Comfort Food, Dessert, Drinks, Holidays, Recipe, Winter, tagged Canada, Chocolate, decadent, hot chocolate, milk, Recipe, Winter on November 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I thought I’d perk the mood up a bit with this hot chocolate recipe, with winter approaching. I, however, will be avoiding the snow altogether in my new home in Sénégal. This situation is definitely a bit ironic: I’m one of the small number of Canadians who loves winter, as long as it is a [...]
Phyllo Bumbleberry Tarts
Posted in Berries, Dessert, Pastry, Phyllo, tagged berries, bumbleberry, Halifax, phyllo, spanakopita, tarts on November 11, 2011 | 1 Comment »
This past weekend, my friend Craig came to visit my roomate Katie and me in Halifax. After spending a lovely day wandering the Seaport Market and Spring Garden Road, we were craving flaky and cheesy spanakopita. Unsurprisingly, we ran out of spinach filling before phyllo, so inspired by frozen berries in the freezer, we decided to make bumbleberry [...]
Porter pecan brownies
Posted in Baking, Chocolate, Classic, Comfort Food, Dessert, Nuts, Recipe, tagged beer, brownie, Chocolate, delicious, pecan, porter, Recipe, rich on November 9, 2011 | 1 Comment »
My efforts to empty my cupboards and fridge became highly fruitful when I discovered I had dark chocolate squares, pure cacao pieces from my trip to Belize, sugar, pecans, and butter all needing to be used asap. With a bottle of Les Trois Mousquetaires Porter Baltique, apparently “WBA World Beer Awards World’s best porter Baltic” [...]
