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 [...]
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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 »
Happy Pi Day!
Posted in Canadian Food, Chocolate, Classic, Comfort Food, Cranberries, Fruit, Holidays, Nuts, Pastry, Pie, Pumpkin, tagged Chocolate, cranberries, Dessert, hazelnut, holidays, Pi Day, pistachios, Pumpkin pie, Raspberries, spiced pumpkin pie, tourtière, whipping cream, White Chocolate on March 13, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Today is a very special day – 3/14 – the best excuse of the year to make pie! So in honour of pi day, I share below my five favourite pies from last year. May your days be filled with delicious pie! – Catherine Tourtiere - Easily my favourite savoury pie, this traditional Quebecois meat [...]
Tourtière
Posted in Beef, Canadian Food, Comfort Food, Pie, Pork, tagged family, flaky crust, ground pork and beef, meat pie, quebecois, tortiere, tourtière, traditional on January 15, 2012 | 3 Comments »
A few of my family and friends have begun to complain about the lack of Canadian cuisine on a blog partially dedicated to Canadian food! I plan to remedy this over the next few months, but for now, I leave you with a recipe for tourtière, a delightful Quebecois dish. True tourtière lovers are passionate about [...]
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 [...]
Pumpkin Pie
Posted in Holidays, Pie, Pumpkin, tagged Pecans, Pumpkin pie, pumpkin seeds, Silver Palate, Thanksgiving on October 5, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Thanksgiving is perhaps my favourite holiday of the year. I love the crisp air and colourful leaves and changing of the season. More than any other holiday, I love the meaning behind this tradition – to reflect upon and give thanks for the blessings in our lives. And importantly, it’s a great excuse to cook [...]
Peach Pie
Posted in Baking, Canadian Food, Fruit, Peaches, Pie, tagged flaky pie crust, Peach, Pie on August 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
You know you have had a spoiled week when you get to eat peach pie twice in one week. Ontario peaches are at their height, so it is certainly worth enjoying them! This past weekend, two of my closest high school friends visited Ottawa – one who currently lives in Vancouver and the other [...]
Raspberry Glacée Pie
Posted in Berries, Canadian Food, Comfort Food, Dessert, Pie, tagged flaky pie crust, glacee pie, heaven on a plate, Raspberries, whipping cream on August 13, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Among my mother’s family, the litmus test to see whether you are related is to ask about your favourite dessert . The only permissible answer is raspberry glacée pie. The following is a top-secret family recipe, for which I hope my family can forgive me for sharing with you! Even our Ford family reunions prominently [...]
Mushroom and Tomato Quiche
Posted in Cheese, Eggs, Mushrooms, Pie, Tomatoes, tagged bacon, Mushrooms, quiche, tomato on May 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
One of the reasons why I love Sunday brunch is that I have a little bit of extra time to cook something special. I love quiche, but between making a pie shell and creating the filling, for the longest time I thought it was too complex for an easy meal. How wrong I was! Sitelle [...]
One of the better kept secrets in our world is pear pie. Overshadowed by its colleagues the apple, peach, or berry, pears are often neglected when it comes to pie. But the humble pear transforms this fruit pie into something special. The pear has the same texture as an apple , but it has a [...]
Chocolate Hazelnut Pie
Posted in Berries, Chocolate, Dessert, Nuts, Pie, tagged Chocolate, cream, hazelnut, Pie, Raspberries on May 15, 2011 | 2 Comments »
My friend’s boyfriend is anaphylactic allergic to peanut butter, so she generally refrains from eating it. This often proves a challenge because she is a peanut butter fiend at heart. When her boyfriend visited Toronto for a weekend, we decided to celebrate by binging on peanut butter non-stop. Another good friend decided to make Joy [...]
