Category: Early Spring
Cooking in Season
Farmers’ Market Demo Recipes: Garlic Scapes
This summer, I have been helping to organize the open air Chef ‘s Demo Stage at the Moss …
Cooking in Season
Rhubarb-Strawberry Galette
Rhubarb Strawberry Galettes are the ultimate in spring desserts. Perfect fruit-to-pastry ratio, great flavour, and my recipe comes …
My Life in Food
Easter Treats for Small Hands: Monkey Bread and Bird’s Nest Cookies
I’ve finally recovered from my week in the kitchen with 37 kids over Spring Break. We had so …
Cooking in Season
Chard with a Spanish-Moorish Twist (Catalan Chard)
This is one of those recipes that I find myself making again and again. There is something so very …
Cooking in Season
What to do with Garlic Scapes
These crazy vegetables – long coiled green things – show up in the farmers’ markets in June. “Garlic …
Baking
Lemon Feather Cake for Easter (gluten free)
Combining light-as-a-feather gluten-free lemon sponge cake with luscious lemon curd makes this dessert the perfect finish to a big holiday meal.
Baking
Rhubarb Custard Bars
Rhubarb custard bars are the all-time most popular recipe on my blog, and for good reason. The tart rhubarb plays perfectly against the sweet buttery crust and smooth vanilla custard. To die for!
Essential Thai
Spot Prawn Curry
I prefer a green curry with seafood, but this is what I had on hand the other night …
Cooking in Season
Mango Salsa
This mango salsa is spicy, flavourful, refreshing, and slightly sweet. It makes a delicious accompaniment to tacos, quesadillas, and grilled fish!
Cooking in Season
Wild Nettle-kopita
A springtime favourite, Spanakopita made with wild nettles instead of spinach = Nettlekopita. I’m sure the Greeks would …
Foodgasm!
Japanese Sour Cherry and Green Tea Sorbet
Very early spring is all about Japanese cherry blossoms and fresh new flavours. This early spring weekend marks …
Essential Thai
Thai Style Stir-Fried Greens
Yesterday, I did some experimenting with a beautfiul bunch of yin choy, otherwise known as Amaranth greens. You …
Digital Kitchen/BBQ Thermometer with Magnet and Clock Timer
Asian Ingredients: A Guide
