This is a classic, plain chocolate cake where all the ingredients are placed in a bowl and beaten together. Unlike other cakes (like the White Chocolate Raspberry Birthday Cake) where you have to combine butter, dry ingredients, milk, and meringue all in a certain order, this is super easy. I made this as my birthday […]
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Arepas: Colombian Corn and Cheese Patties
Donatello makes delicious arepas. Arepas are different depending on where they are from and since Donatello is from Colombia, he obviously makes Colombian ones. They are are cornmeal patties stuffed with cheese and then fried. The trick with these puppies is to use South American cornmeal, which has been precooked and is finer than other types of […]
Finally in Tadoussac!
After a couple days on the road on our Quebec Culinary Adventure, Tomiko and I made it to Tadoussac! Tadoussac itself is a town that is popular for tourists to go whale watching in the St Lawrence River. It is located at the convergence of the Saguenay and St Lawrence Rivers, where the mixing of fresh […]
La Ferme Basque de Charlevoix – The Basque Farm of Charlevoix
Tomiko and I almost didn’t stop at La Ferme Basque de Charlevoix. Luckily, two roads lead past the farm, so we turned in at the second sign and backtracked a bit on La Route des Saveurs de Charlevoix. I’m so glad we did! La Ferme Basque de Charlevoix is located at the bottom of the Parc des […]
Maison D’Affinage Maurice Dufour
Maison D’Affinage Maurice Dufour is a fromagerie in the Charlevoix region, along La Route des Saveurs de Charlevoix. Back in the early spring when we were busy at work and tired of the frosty winter, we dreamed of our next vacation. Our original inspiration for this foodie adventure was actually a cheese-eating tour of Quebec. Luckily, we found plenty […]