Lemon Blueberry Muffins

Here’s a quick and tasty recipe for lemon blueberry muffins! Blueberries are in season right now in Ontario, and I can’t help but buy some at our weekly neighbourhood farmers’ market. Royal Rose Garden attends our market when blueberries are in season. And this past week, I bought some of their sunflowers as well! Eat […]

Trini Green Seasoning

Trini green seasoning is a sauce commonly used in Trinidadian cuisine. It is a very flavourful seasoning that you can use as a marinade, a sauce, or a condiment. In my exploration of Trini cooking, I mainly use it as a marinade. Over the holidays I made oxtail stew, and the first step was marinating […]

Cardamom Cake with Saffron Cream Cheese Frosting

Cardamom cake with saffron cream cheese frosting is my riff on a Persian Love Cake. Cardamom, saffron, and rosewater are classic flavours in many dishes throughout North Africa, the Middle East, and West Asia. Ryan and I love Moroccan bastilla, a filo-like pastry stuffed with pigeon, sugar, and rosewater. Cardamom is a quintessential flavouring in […]