Brigadeiros are a delicious chocolate fudge ball. If you’ve never made candy before, this is a great recipe to start with! I first tried brigadeiros at a wedding. The bride was Brazilian, and so the brigadeiros were part of the dessert course at dinner. I was blown away at how delicious they were! Once we […]
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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 […]
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 […]
Easy Angel Food Cake
This angel food cake is so easy, I’ve already made it three times! Angel food cakes always intimidated me — what if the egg whites don’t whip up? What if the cake collapses? And how do you get all those egg whites? So what really inspired me to try baking an angel food cake myself […]
Individual Strawberry Shortcakes
I made individual strawberry shortcakes as Tomiko’s ‘birthday cake’ this summer. Luckily for us, Ontario strawberries are in season and they are so sweet and delicious! I made her a strawberry rhubarb charlotte a few years ago, so check out that showstopper of a dessert! The recipe makes about 14, so there is enough for […]