Posts Tagged ‘celebrations’
Cranberry Pistachio Palmiers
December 20th, 2012
The season of gift-giving, cookie-swapping, and celebrating with family is here! And while palmiers aren’t traditionally associated with the winter holidays, I highly doubt anyone will object to bitefuls of caramelized, crunchy sugar and light, flaky pastry – especially when filled with pistachios and cranberries to add some festive red and green. Even better, they [...]
Chocolate Covered Spiders
October 21st, 2012
Halloween’s creeping up on us! If you’re in search of spooky treats to distract hungry zombies (and maybe a human or two), arm yourself with an array of these sweet and savoury critters. You can even give them markings with sprinkles or decorative icing; I kept mine minimalistic. Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter & Pretzel Spiders [...]
Mother’s Day Smorgastarta with Beet Chip Roses
May 14th, 2012
One of my most enduring memories from my childhoood is that of my mother at the dining table, preparing crafts to make with us or with her Sunday School classes. She’d work late into the early mornings to get everything ready, and somehow we always took for granted all the materials at our disposal. Our [...]
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
March 16th, 2012
It’s St. Patrick’s Day weekend! And as with all festive holiday weekends, you might find that everyone’s so busy it’s difficult to round all your friends up for a drink at the same time. But the folks at Guinness have trained a sheepdog to do the hard work for you: If you plan to forego [...]
Happy Chinese New Year!
January 23rd, 2012
To all who are celebrating, Gung Hey Fat Choi! Many wishes for a happy, healthy, and prosperous year. It’s the year of the dragon, and dragons are said to be confident, enterprising and creative (it’s no wonder we get along!). May you be blessed this year and beyond with more food than you can fit [...]
New Year, New Site!
December 29th, 2011
So I know, it’s a wee bit early, but I can’t wait for the new year to begin. I hope you all have a wonderful year ahead of you, full of vigorous activity and personal triumphs, great friendships and happy moments! I’ve been working on this project over the last of the old year, and [...]
Anthony Bourdain’s Twisted Christmas
December 24th, 2011
It’s Christmas Eve, everyone – and I hope you’re having a great time with your loved ones! Just don’t let Ol’ Krampus get you…
Turkey Barley Soup (or, what to do with All Those Leftovers?)
November 26th, 2011
Here’s hoping that everyone celebrating Thanksgiving (and those who aren’t as well) is having a great weekend so far! If you’ve hosted a Thanksgiving meal this year, you might have on your hands a lot of leftover turkey – to which I say, “Great!” No, really. I mean it. Because that means you’ll have plenty [...]
Pomegranate-Ginger Champagne Cocktail
October 5th, 2011
Champagne is a great way to start off any meal! But if you want some variety, you’ll find it makes for a great cocktail mixer. This tart and gingery combination is both warming and refreshing, and was the perfect start to our Thanksgiving dinner last year. Pomegranate-Ginger Champagne Cocktail Serves 6-8 350 ml pomegranate juice [...]
Zucchini-Pear Soup
October 5th, 2011
I developed this soup after trying out a recipe for a Zucchini-Pear Soup in the New York Times and finding that it left much to be desired – it muddied the delicate flavours that I so wished to taste, and was an odd, dull orange that evoked images of neither zucchini nor pear. I wasn’t [...]
