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This week’s hot, humid weather has seen us worshipping the air conditioning as temperatures climb. What better way to beat the heat than with a frozen treat for adult tastes? The Lemon Blood Orange Float reminds me of a the melting creamsicles of my childhood; creamy citrus, in a glass.
Our barbecue essentials list continues with a wicked Smokey Jack Daniels Ketchup and a bit of Jack Smoke that gave our Father’s Day barbecue a whole lot of Kentucky kick.
This version of Piri Piri sauce will ruin commercial barbecue sauces for you, forever. Butter based, it borrows from Portuguese tradition leaning heavily French. Using it effectively blackens the surface of the meat, adding layers of flavour and heat.
After last week’s post on Salade Nicoise, we take a merry little detour to Pain Bagnat (literally translated: Wet Bread) which is that same Salade Nicoise, layered in a day-old sourdough roll, wrapped tight, put in the cooler overnight and the back of the car in the morning for the perfect picnic a la Provencal.
This week we join the many voices celebrating what would have been Julia Child’s 100th birthday in August of this year, with JC100. Starting with Salade Nicoise, from Child’s The Way to Cook, a light, fresh garden salad from the south of France.
A light dessert, artfully finished, Tarte a l’Alsacienne (Apple Custard Pie) is a French classic. Once you know the basic recipe you can substitute the apples for raspberries, cranberries, cherries or blueberries for an elegant finish to any meal.
Making the perfect Pate Brisse (pie crust) has been one of those things that has been hit or miss for me, I love to bake, but pie crust has proved my nemesis. That is, until a few classes at Le Cordon Bleu where my then instructor (now finacé), Chef Benoit taught me the art of the perfect pie crust every time.
A little twist on an old favorite, Rhubarb Ginger Crisp takes my Grandmother’s recipe and adds a layer of Asian flavour; the tartness of rhubarb and the heat of ginger against a brown sugar crumble.
We are lousy with rhubarb, big ripe juicy stalks of it in one long row in sun. Over the weekend we enjoyed the backyard and a few steaks, and I simply could not resist making something fresh from the garden, thus the Rhubarb Ginger Fizz was born.
A quick green side for spring – Asparagus, Snap Pea, New Potato & Fiddlehead Sauteé. Serve warm or cold, a simple medley of spring produce.
The Devil’s Food Salted Caramel Cupcakes we whipped up a week ago for a certain three year old’s birthday. So good we had offers of indentured servitude in exchange for more, here’s the recipe!
Inspired by the delicious crisps of Raincoast fame, a few tasty items from the pantry and I created my very own variety, I give you… Fig Walnut Thyme Crisps. Why not create your own?!
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