food, photography and my creative life
As quickly as it comes, rhubarb season leaves and so, this is my second but also my last rhubarb post of the year. Last week’s rhubarb apple crisp was so highly rated in this household that I decided to work with the rhubarb apple combo again for this tart. The tart itself was inspired by a rhubarb white chocolate almond tart I saw in Edible
I bought zucchini in August. That’s right. I bought it. Who does that??? Well, apparently, I do. This is the time of year when people are overrun with zucchini and it’s not unusual to find yourself with a few left on your doorstep courtesy of a desperate gardening neighbour who has taken to dropping off buckets full in the middle of the night! But, while
I am back with more Okanagan bounty. I’m afraid to say I don’t think this will be the last post about my Okanagan goodies but seriously, when they’re THIS GOOD, who cares, right? I love making rustic tarts with puff pastry. First of all, they’re super easy (if you totally cheat like me and buy the puff pastry) and second of all, they’re so easy
Blackberries. They’re the berry that signifies the end of summer and the beginning of fall. The days are still hot but with a slight haze surrounding the sun that let’s you know you better slow down and savour those last few golden days while you can. They’re also the carefree berry. The one that you never buy in the store, or go pick on a
Here’s the thing with Vancouver: it rains… almost all the time. They never show you that in the tourism brochures. But trust me, that’s the reality. But then, then one day, the clouds part and we get glorious sunshine streaming down on everything. And it’s green (from all that rain) and fresh and smells like the ocean. The sun sparkles off of all the glass that
If you follow this blog with any kind of regularity, then you know that I have a love/hate relationship with pastry. Love eating it. Hate making it. I’m a decent baker but pie crust eludes me completely. So, I buy it. The two shell yellow box from Tenderflake. It’s fast, easy and has never failed me. Until now. I think I got ambitious and greedy
I didn’t realize how long it had been since I’ve done an actual recipe post! The truth is I just haven’t been in the kitchen much lately at all. But, we had a little family BBQ on Saturday so I thought I would use up some of the local fruit sitting in my fridge – peaches and plums – and make a rustic tart. A
It’s been a busy week so I’m running behind here but it’s Sunday evening, I have some time, I’m listening to The Trews acoustic album, Friends and Total Strangers (which I highly recommend), the puppy is lying on my feet, and, I hope this post will make up for it. It’s no secret that I’m a sucker for anything that’s a big, bright, block of
Ah, I promised you all another tomato recipe. I’m swimming in the the things. I’ve always wanted to make a tomato tart. There is something so… handmade looking about them. Simple food that is so beautiful to look at and tasty to eat… the simpler the flavours the better. This recipe, which I got from Delia Online and then modified a bit to suit my
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