I know, it’s Valentine’s and I am supposed to be posting some sort of gooey chocolate dessert. The truth is that I am just not always in the mood for chocolate. Anyway meringues use cooking alchemy to make something special out of common ingredients which I find very romantic on a symbolic level . Also,…
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Passionfruit Cream Pie in a Coconut Crust (gluten-free and vegan)
I apologize for my month-long absence! I have been traveling, and truly enjoying not looking at a computer more than for a few moments once or twice a week. Over Christmas and New Year I was on Maui with my mother (see photos above). Then I came home to NYC for four days, during which…
Boxing Day Almond Spice Cookies (Gluten-Free)
Happy Boxing Day! There are some conflicting ideas out there about what Boxing Day is, what the name means, and why it is a holiday. My mum says that December 26th was the de facto Christmas for all of the people who had to work on Christmas Day. For example, all of the servants who…
Goat Cheese and Autumn Vegetable Tart with a Gluten-Free Poppy Seed Crust
I make this tart a lot. It like to serve it to guests with a Spicy Beet Salad with Horseradish and maybe some duck pate and radishes. I like to take the leftovers to work for lunch the next day. I also like to eat this tart with a cup tea for breakfast. Like all…
Sour Cream Apple Pie with Walnut Crumb Topping (Gluten-Free)/ Les Fantome du Passe Determinent les Fruit de la Tarte
Many people, in many cultures agree that today is the day to share something sweet with loved ones who have already passed on. Some people celebrate Dia De Los Muertos and others call it All Saints’ Day or All Souls’ Day. The beautiful painting featured at the top of this post is from a series…
Goddess Apple Cake with Meringue Topping (Gluten-Free)
This started out as a humble apple cake. At first, my only goal was to make this cake gluten-free, but then I kept on making it. Each time, I made just slight modifications and before I knew it the cake had more apples, more lemon zest and more vanilla. The cake itself has less sugar…
Cinnamon Financiers with Apples and Walnuts (Gluten-free)
Brace yourself. The apple recipes are coming. I started lining up recipe ideas months ago in preparation for the apples that I knew would be coming in my farmshare. I have not been receiving as many as I had expected, but enough to begin the great apple dessert festival of 2014. I like financiers. They…
Anise Shortbread with Chocolate, Figs and Almonds (Gluten-Free)
This cookie is a container for some of my favourite flavour combinations. Chocolate and figs (Fresh Fig and Chocolate Tart). Fig and Almond (Marzipan Cake with Baked Figs). Anise and Almond (Almond Fennel Cake). I tried these flavours in an oatmeal cookie (the oats interfered with the specific tastes that I was craving) and…
Blackberry, Apple, Plum Crumble (Gluten-Free)/ Gabriola Island!
My husband and I are currently visiting my mother on Gabriola Island, where almost exactly three years ago, we were married. It has been a spectacular trip, so far mostly focused on seeing beloved family and friends. We had a day with my Aunt Mona (of Bean Salad and Ginger Cake fame on this blog…to name…
Fresh Peaches with Meringues / Farmshare cooking
Okay, while we are on the topic of simple desserts to make with local, seasonal stone fruit, here’s a good one. The combination of juicy fresh peaches and cloud like, nut studded meringues really works. Sometimes meringues fail to puff up when it is humid. It does not matter. Dense chewy meringues are just as good…
Big Sis Little Dish 