Last weekend was all about baking. I made 2 Chocolate Cake Loaves, 40 Peanut Butter Molasses Cookies, 10 Light Brioche Buns and 1 Banana-Pecan Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting. I feel tired just wring this… Chocolate cakes and most of the cookies were for a charity bake sale. I volunteer with the Forgotten Ones Cat Rescue…
Quinoa Broccoli Cakes with Poached Egg
Do you love quinoa? I got onto this quinoa trend a couple of years ago. First time making it, I read the cooking directions on the package and cooked it with some chicken stock paste (this is one of my favourite products that Costco used to sell but does not anymore). Unfortunately I didn’t mix…
Light Brioche Buns
It’s finally Spring in Toronto. Last Friday was perfect – warm and sunny and did I mention it was warm? Yes, it was warm! I forgot what warm feels like. We had a really long and really cold winter here, so warm seemed like something similar to Loch Ness Monster or Big Foot. But I…
Vegan Chocolate-Prune Cake
Sometimes I get creative when I describe vegan baking and I start using “egg-free” and “dairy-free” phrases. I find that a lot of people react badly when they hear “vegan” and “cake” in the same sentence, however “egg-free” and “dairy-free” encourages people to try. But no matter what I call it, the reality is that it is…
Ricotta-Apple Pancakes
Last weekend I summoned a bunny. Well, I did not really summon it. I have a chalkboard in my kitchen where I write dinner menus and various seasonal notes. So, I decided it was time to put something for Easter and I drew a bunny. An hour or so later, while I was cleaning carrots for the…
Peanut Butter Swirl Brownies… or almost swirl brownies
My New Years resolution from 2014 obviously did not work out. In fact, I haven’t been inspired and I haven’t been photographing much for myself (photos for clients don’t count). But yesterday I felt creative and really enjoyed taking photos. I think it’s the weather. It’s getting warmer here and brighter outside. Also, these Brownies…
{Recipe} Affogato
Affogato means drowned in Italian. Sounds ominous, but tastes delicious. It’s basically ice-cream and espresso and what could be better on a hot summer night? When I was little, there was a similar treat in Russia called café glacé – which despite its french name was just coffee and ice cream. I was too young…
{Recipe} Cherry Frangipane Tart
It’s been too long… Way too long… A few months ago I had a lovely dinner at my friend’s place and somewhere between salad and main course her husband asked me how’s my site going. Well, I said, I haven’t really photographed anything lately. And, of course, he asked me why. I spent a few minutes explaining…
{Recipe} Pesto Pull-Apart Bread
This blog is slowly becoming all about baking. Funny, but I actually don’t bake that often. It’s less than once a week on average and I cook something different almost every day. The thing is, baked goods are so much easier to photograph. Bread tastes great both warm and room temperature; and sweets actually need…
{Recipe} Maple-Pecan Biscotti
My weekends are usually not too exciting. We don’t like going out much and after long workdays, sitting at home and relaxing is typically an ideal way to spend a few days. We clean, cook, watch tv and generally do nothing. One thing that our weekends usually involve is lots and lots of coffee. So,…
