From Pastries to Pasta - Food That Brings Joy
I promise this will be the Fluffiest Lemon Raspberry Scone Recipe you’ve ever tried! The golden brown bottom with the soft fluffy inside will keep you coming back for more. I’ve loved scones ever since I first tried them as a teenager during high tea …
I have been making this delicious Nut Free Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Icing for years. This is the recipe my Mother has been making since I was a child, and it has always been amazing. When I started making this as an adult, I …
With the warm weather fast approaching, there are few things that say summer to me more than fresh fruit and citrus. Two of my family’s favourites are fresh mango and lemons, and this beautiful Mango Salsa Recipe has both! It has all the flavours of …
This Dark Chocolate Truffle cake is incredibly rich, smooth and has the texture of a really good chocolate truffle. My Dark Chocolate Truffle Cake Recipe is not for the faint of heart or someone who just likes chocolate. It is a sinfully delicious, heart stopping …
These delicious and Easy Coconut Macaroons are my Mother’s recipe and have become a staple in our home. For as long as I can remember my Mother has been making these delicious macaroons for her Passover sedars. As soon as I started contributing to the …
To me, anything that’s warm, saucy and cheesy with lots of carbs is comfort food. While pasta obviously ticks all those boxes, sometimes I want to switch it up a bit. I love legumes, and wanted to find a way to include more of them …
This Fluffy Matzo Ball Soup will make a believer out of anyone. The Matzo Balls are soft and fluffy and easy to prepare! Matzo is unleavened flat bread served during Passover in remembrance of the Ancient Jewish flight from Egypt in the time of the …
This Delicious Instant Pot Yoich (Chicken Broth) can be the base to MANY other dishes! There are a million recipes for Yoich. Even within a single family there are many different versions. Yoich is the Yiddish word for broth. Yiddish is the historical language of …
Fettuccine Carbonara is the type of pasta dish I used to always order at restaurants. It checks all the boxes for me: salty, creamy, savoury, and most importantly, full of carbs! I always assumed that it was difficult to make this beautiful dish because it …
These Apricot Chicken Drumsticks will have you coming back for more! I was introduced to a recipe for Apricot Chicken Drumsticks by a friend. My husband, kids, and I were invited to her home for a lovely meal where she served a huge dish of …
This Dark Chocolate Almond Bark is a perfect balance of salty and sweet! I love chocolate covered almonds. Something about the taste of nuts combined with dark chocolate makes the dessert more savoury, and the chocolate less sweet. Because of this, I find chocolate almonds …
This is not your traditional beef brisket. This Red Wine Braised Beef Brisket is juicy, tender and full of flavour! Beef Brisket is a traditional main served at my family’s Passover Seder (a ritual meal marking the beginning of Passover). When I was young, my …
Scones invoke strong associations for me. The first time I ever ate a fresh scone was during high tea at a fancy hotel. I loved how the delicious pastries were not quite brunch, and yet not a dessert either. Depending on what you top them …
The first time I ever ate seafood chowder was just over 6 years ago at my best friend Kyla’s wedding on Prince Edward Island. Aside from the beautiful landscape and charming people, we experienced an abundance of fresh seafood prepared in a variety of delicious …
Roasted Chicken with Mushroom Farfel was a regular meal in my home as a child. The crispy garlicky chicken roasted over a bed of farfel, mushrooms, and onions tastes like my childhood. This is a tried and true recipe: I’ve been making it for my …
I love Italian food. To me, nothing can beat a bowl of pasta with delicious sauce and some freshly grated Parmesan cheese. During our honeymoon in Italy we visited Florence where they are known for their beef. It was there that I realized that meatballs …
Nutella Hamantaschen are a chocolatey twist on a traditional cookie. Hamantaschen (sometimes spelled Hamentaschen) are an Ashkenazi Jewish cookie served at Purim. Wikipedia does a decent job of summarizing the Purim story if you’d like the background of the holiday. The very short version is that …
Purim is a Jewish holiday celebrating the saving of the Jewish People in Persia from Haman, an evil government official (Purim story). Hamantaschen (sometimes spelled Hamentaschen) are a traditional Ashkenazi Jewish cookie served during the celebration. During Purim, children dress in costumes, twirl groggers (noisemakers) …
Hamantaschen (sometimes spelled Hamentaschen) are a traditional Ashkenazi Jewish cookie served at Purim. Wikipedia does a decent job of summarizing the Purim story if you’d like the background of the holiday. The (extremely) short version is that Haman is a bad, bad man. During Purim, children …
This satisfying Chickpea Feta Salad recipe was inspired by one of my favourite dishes from a local coffee shop. Not only is this salad healthy and delicious, it’s incredibly hearty and can easily be eaten as a main for lunch. The chopped salad is delicious …