When I first started sorting through Mom’s recipes, I circled all of the words that (at the time) were completely meaningless to me. Among them: parboiled, pin prick, blanched and CLAFOUTIS. A year later, I’ve since parboiled, pin pricked, blanched and just yesterday, made my first clafoutis! How exciting. In my kitchen-clueless mind, Clafloutis sounded more like some sort of tree fungus rather than a celebrated baked custard French dessert. Apparently, a traditional clafoutis contains cherries arranged in a buttered dish covered with … [Read more...]
Secret Recipe Club: Bluberry Lemon Yogurt Cake
July 30, 2012 By 17 Comments
It’s my favorite time of the month again. I get to reveal my Secret Recipe Club assignment for July. I’m honored to be a part of this diverse group of food bloggers. In case you forgot, everyone in the Secret Recipe Club gets “assigned” a blog from which we are supposed to pick a dish to cook. But, it’ll all done in secret. It isn’t until the ultimate reveal that everyone showcases the dishes and discovers who’s been their secret foodie link. When I received my blog assignment: Chocolates and Chillies, I was thrilled as I’ve already … [Read more...]
Grilled Bananas (and Peaches)
July 27, 2012 By Leave a Comment
It only took me 7 years to realize that our grill had been completely underutilized. Sure we’d cook the generic hamburgers, hot dogs and steaks, and maybe some veggies, but that was about it. This summer, I broadened our grilling aperture and started experimenting. Have you ever thought to grill fruits? At first it seemed a little absurd to me. Fruits weren’t meant to be grilled. But then, what did that mean? Little did I know I had already begun testing recipes with interesting food twists. I grilled kale leaves and it was … [Read more...]
Banana Ice cream
July 25, 2012 By 4 Comments
It’s HOT. No one wants to spend time in the kitchen with the oven on. Instead, making refreshing, easy dishes that utilize the fridge and freezer are the ideal choices to help beat the heat. To cool down, grabbing a popsicle or scooping out some ice cream have always been our default treats. The definition of ice cream in the dictionary is much more involved: a frozen dessert usually made from dairy products, such as milk and cream, and often combined with fruits or other ingredients and flavours. Most varieties contain sugar, although … [Read more...]
