A foodie based in Ottawa, Canada, who is working through a cooking school curriculum one class at a time, from apple pie to zabaglione and everything in-between.
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Sabayon (or Italian zabaglione) is a pudding, or custard, served on its own, or with fruit. For this quick dessert, the fruit is macerated, the sabayon is whisked, and the two are broiled before...
What makes tirami-su, tiramisu?
Tiramisu usually contains lady finger biscuits, mascarpone cheese, a coffee flavored liqueur and is dusted with cocoa. My version doesn't contain any of these...
The April 2009 challenge is hosted by Jenny from Jenny Bakes. She has chosen Abbey's Infamous Cheesecake as the challenge.
Cheesecake is a simple dessert to whip up. You just dump and stir all...
Coconut, butter, and nuts make up this delicious shortbread-like cookie. And they're so easy to make. Whisk dry ingredients.
Cream butter and sugar (and zest).
Add wet ingredients.
Stir in dry...
Photographing poultry is not easy. Desserts are so much prettier.
Try this:
Click here for images of chicken. Click here for images of dessert.
I rest my case.
This is the last in the series...
One of the perks of going to Le Cordon Bleu is the $1000 knife kit, supplied as part of the tuition (so really you're paying $9000 for it!). Now I'm the kind of girl who prefers kitchen gadgets over jewellery, so having the knife kit in my possession...
Today, exams are over. I feel raw, going over every detail of what I could have done differently. My shaking hands at the end telling me this is tough. Taking a deep breath. Remembering the charms and good wishes in my pocket from my children...the...
I once worked beside a little-known, but top-notch take-out café called The Five Senses. Many times a week, I'd wander over at noon to see what the chef was cooking in his kitchen. Even though he worked the kitchen alone, he was able to create...
Here is one of our family favorite meals both because it's tasty and easy to prepare. The secret ingredient is a package of onion soup mix! Shh...don't tell the chefs at Le Cordon Bleu! They would want you to make French Onion Soup from scratch and...
