I get thrown off balance when things around me aren’t absolutely, completely, totally precise. Vagueness has no room in my life and definitely not in my kitchen. So when experienced and fabulous cooks like my Mom help me out in cooking conundrums, I often find myself desperately going, “But what do you mean ‘just a bit…
Puddings & Pies
Salted Caramel Sauce
Christmas baking time is here! To start us off, here’s a jar of salted caramel sauce. It goes so well with almost any kind of dessert but really, it goes best with a spoon. No judgement. Sweet, sticky, toffee-like, with a salty kick. It’s the absolute, dreamiest sauce in the world!
Amelie’s Apple & Strawberry Crumble
I want to go to France. For a whole bunch of reasons. But now I want to go mostly because I CAN EAT THIS HEAVENLY CRUMBLE AGAIN! Must rewind. Amelie and her husband Geoffrey, live on, and run a farm in France. Originally from Belgium, Amelie studied with my husband and is reputed for making…
Amarula Chocolate Truffles
I always thought there was a bit of a science to making truffles. They’re one of those super-delicate looking things that you just don’t expect to be bits of chocolate rolled between your hands. But, that’s all they are. I did look like a toddler who’d just discovered wet mud by the time I was…