Last weekend was one of those rare ones when Canada and the U.S. get their act together and both have a long weekend at the same time. Here in Ontario, Monday was “Family Day”, and in the U.S. where my daughter goes to school, it was President’s Day. Family Day, in case you are interested [...]
Archive for February, 2012
Vegetarian French Onion Soup
Posted in Soups, tagged Family togetherness, French Onion Soup, Mark Bittman, Onion, vegetarian on February 25, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Vegetarian Chili
Posted in Vegetarian, tagged cheddar cheese, Chili, tofu, tortilla chips, vegetarian, vegetarian chili, veggie ground round on February 17, 2012 | 8 Comments »
I have been making this vegetarian chili on a regular basis for almost 10 years now. You would think I would be sick of it, but I’m not. Perhaps it’s because I top it with crushed tortilla chips and shredded cheddar and then pop the whole bowl in the oven until the cheese is hot [...]
Peanut Butter Sizzle Truffles
Posted in Confections and Candies, tagged Andrew Garrison Shotts, cayenne, Chocolate, Peanut Butter, tempering chocolate, Valentines Day on February 9, 2012 | 2 Comments »
If you think you are about to read a sweet Valentines Day post, you would be wrong. This is not that kind of story. As a parent, when your children are young, they idolize you. They think that you can do no wrong and that you have the answers to all of life’s mysteries. But [...]
Caramel Apple Cake
Posted in Cakes, tagged Apple, Apple cake, Bundt cake, bundt pan, Caramel, Dinah Koo, Granny Smith, mini cakes, Rosh Hashanah on February 5, 2012 | 6 Comments »
I learned how to make this cake many years ago, at one of my very first professional cooking jobs. I was working in an upscale take-out food shop in Toronto’s Yorkville area called Dinah’s Cupboard. I learned so much from Dinah Koo, the shop’s owner. She demanded perfection and precision and a certain discipline that [...]
