Sometimes a girl just needs cookies. It’s a very specific and completely non-negotiable craving, and you just can’t go past the prolific chocolate chip. They are comforting and familiar, and exactly what I needed last Saturday. That, and a pair of cookie pants! Conveniently, they were also the choice for April in the Tartine Cookbook challenge that Mark and I … Read More
Real Treat
I had a bit of a love affair with pears last winter, maybe you remember? I thought that maybe after a few months of berries and mangoes I might have moved on from this obsession. But to be completely honest I couldn’t help myself, and snapped up the some of the first pears I saw at the markets. It gave … Read More
Devil’s Food White Out Cake
When I asked my sister what kind of birthday cake she’d like, she said, “surprise me.” She was turning 16, and I wanted to do something a little bit special for her. I looked through several cookbooks for inspiration, but for some reason, I kept coming back to Dorie Greenspan’s Devil’s Food White Out Cake, the one gracing the cover … Read More
My Favourite
Last week was exhausting. Between working back, a few late nights, feeling the beginnings of a cold and then having to work on my day off, by the time the end of the week came around I really, really understood the meaning of the age-old saying “TGIF!” But on the way to work on Friday, I had a little stickybeak … Read More