“Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns.” -George Eliot. Fall is my favourite of all the seasons, though sadly it seems the shortest. The leaves change colour so quickly, almost overnight, and once they fall the…
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With today’s morning sky in downtown Toronto looking foggy and October-y: It’s a pie kind of day! Then again, it’s always a pie kind of day in my kitchen. It’s that perfect time of year when I start making the hour-long trek to work on foot each day, rather than take the subway. Project #1 after…
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Yes I made the Mexican mole poblano as I’d planned (and I had a terrible burning sensation on my hands for at least 12 hours from it!), but I also made apple pie. After doing some research online I found out that a variety of apple called the Mutsu is also regarded as one of the top…
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It’s been some time since I’ve posted anything, and even longer since I’ve baked bread at home. Frank is now a couple of months old and these bread rolls are his first babies in weeks. I left him sat in the fridge to congeal for a while because I’ve been too lazy to even throw a…
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Anything dessert that has a savoury spin on it is something I want to bake and eat. Period. Maybe it’s because I started out as a cook before I fell into the pastry world. Maybe it’s just because salt is my crack. Some people can devour an entire pint of Ben & Jerry’s in one…
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I’m finally in possession of Peter Reinhart’s Crust and Crumb. After spending an entire day off browsing used book stores and much thanks to Toronto’s BMV, I’ve come out on top. Reinhart’s Crust and Crumb and Bourdain’s Kitchen Confidential: both for less than $15. The latter (which was actually a gift for someone else) came…
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Pate de Fruit is one of my favourite things to make in the shop. It’s a simple task yet the result is beautiful and clean. This fruit candy has a near-forever shelf life due it’s high sugar content which acts as a preservative, so this is a treat you can hide in the pantry for…
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You know you’re in Canada when your midnight run has you dodging bunny rabbits on the sidewalk! At least I haven’t had too many skunk run-ins, right? *knocks on wood* My abnormal work hours leaves me awake late at night, and sleeping in past the normal person’s alarm. This is why I’m starting to really…
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The St. Lawrence Market is full of great product year round, but August is an especially great time to pick up local fruits. I couldn’t resist The juiciest looking Ontario peach I’ve probably ever seen. Massive. That one peach made 6 small individual muffins and one whole loaf for this recipe. And with half a…
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A set of photos exposing the wastelands that are factory farm feedlots in North America (CAFO’s), has been recently released by Artist Mishka Henner. Henner came across these satellite images while researching photos of oil fields. These images reveal the reality we’re now faced with, having more than tripled the globe’s population in little more…
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