Monthly Archives: July 2007
The Cake in the Mirror
Written on July 30, 2007 at 3:00 pm, by admin
Mirror mirror upon the wall, Who is the fairest of all? Hmmm … good question. This is the question that all Daring Bakers attempted to answer this month as we tackled our latest challenge: Strawberry Mirror Cake. Our host for the month is the prolific, brilliant and talented Peabody of Culinary Concoctions by Peabody. Not Continue Reading »
With Apologies to my Native City …
Written on July 28, 2007 at 7:45 am, by admin
No sooner had I posted a story about baking for Jasmine wherein I had complained that it is often very difficult to find specialized baking ingredients in Toronto, when a number of you contacted me to let me know several places where I could, in fact, buy lavender in Toronto. There’s nothing quite so humbling Continue Reading »
Adventures of an Italian Food Lover: The Event
Written on July 25, 2007 at 9:03 pm, by admin
As many of you who stop by here regularly know, a few weeks ago I had the pleasure of telling you about Faith Heller Willinger‘s newest book, Adventures of an Italian Food Lover. Part cookbook, part memoir, part travelogue, the book is an homage to all of the friends that Faith has made throughout her Continue Reading »
SHF #33: Mojito Cupcakes
Written on July 22, 2007 at 6:44 pm, by admin
When I went to Miami in April, I had one of the best mojitos ever. It was perfectly limey, perfectly minty, perfectly rummy, perfectly sweet, perfectly tart and generally perfect. It was so good that as I lay on the beach I kept thinking how wonderful it would be to capture the taste of that Continue Reading »
Farewell, My Beauties!
Written on July 21, 2007 at 8:06 am, by admin
The glory of strawberry season is profound, yet so fleeting! Just as quickly as the lovely red berries make an appearance, they’re gone, leaving behind a deep longing that will last for another year. Several years ago, I began cultivating a strawberry plant in our backyard garden. Happily, that one plant has now multiplied into Continue Reading »
Adrift …
Written on July 13, 2007 at 10:33 pm, by admin
… in a sea of blueberries! And I can’t imagine a better place to be. I’m off to Montreal for a few days but I leave you with this incredible blueberry tart. I hope it helps get you through the weekend. Naturally, it’s from Lori Longbotham’s must-have cookbook: Luscious Berry Desserts. Bon weekend! Ciao!
Always Time for Vanilla and Chocolate!
Written on July 11, 2007 at 10:48 pm, by admin
Well, it’s still very much hot in the city! I’m itching to try quite a few recipes from Lori Longbotham’s Luscious Berry Desserts (Flavour of the Month for July 2007), but I just can’t stand to turn on the oven. And when even the Cream Puff won’t turn on the oven … well … that Continue Reading »
Hot in the City
Written on July 8, 2007 at 8:08 am, by admin
It’s hot in Toronto. And rainy. And stormy. The heat and humidity have come full on and it’s just far too hot to even contemplate turning on the oven and baking. But being closed inside begins to feel a bit like being trapped, so of course I’ve turned to my cookbooks and magazines and am Continue Reading »
Introducing …
Written on July 4, 2007 at 8:16 pm, by admin
… the Flavour of the Month for July 2007 … Lori Longbotham’s Luscious Berry Desserts! Applause! Clap … clap … clap! First of all, let me wish all of my American friends a very happy Fourth of July! After a lovely long weekend wherein we Canadians celebrated our country’s 140th birthday on July 1st, it’s Continue Reading »
