Who doesn’t love a bit of chocolate? I’ve gone, through the years, from gorging myself on sweet, Cadbury’s Milks Chocolate as child at easter, to savouring a small piece of dark, almost black, 88% cocoa under my tongue in a sort of ecstasy. On lazy Sunday afternoons in the Winter, the ever-present Winter [...]
Archive for June, 2007
Spicy Mayan Chocolate Mousse
Posted in chili, chocolate, cinnamon, cloves, cream, dessert, mousse, spice on June 30, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Apricot and Stilton Cups
Posted in Apricot, Stilton, blue cheese, brunch, cheese, pastry, tart on June 26, 2007 | 1 Comment »
These are perfect for a brunch or a tea or just a little snacky thing. The apricot and cumin flavours really work well with the rich flavour of the Stilton. Good apricots are a difficult thing to buy. They’re such a delicate fruit, which bruise so easily when ripe, that the suppliers [...]
Apple and Onion Chutney
Posted in apple, chutney, dinner, onion, pork on June 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
On a beautiful, clear and warm Sunday, what could be lovelier than a ferry trip to the Toronto Islands for a picnic brunch with some friends? I know, we’ve been having an awful lot of picnics lately, but what is one to do when the weather has been treating us so beautifully and we [...]
En Plein Air
Posted in Uncategorized on June 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
We’re determined to make the most of every moment of freedom the long, hot days of Summer offer us here. Instead of spending an hour in the kitchen, cooking [...]
Fresh Asparagus, spinach and Danish Blue Cheese tarts
Posted in asparagus, blue cheese, cheese, lunch, pastry, quiche, spinach, tart on June 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
A little something for lunch.
During the Summer, here in Toronto, there’s a Farmer’s Market on a Tuesday afternoons in the Trinity Bellwoods Park. I popped in a week ago and bought all sorts of fresh, seasonal and organically grown produce. Stuff thathasn’t been sitting in a van for a day on it’s way to a [...]