These pumpkin spice muffins are flavoured with cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and ginger, and are studded with raisins and walnut pieces. The craggy tops hide a soft and flavourful crumb which tastes just like Thanksgiving. Serve these with a cup of cold milk or a mug of tea on a blustery fall day. Ryan made a […]
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Homemade Ginger Beer
Last week, one of my clients gave me this recipe for homemade ginger beer. He made it sound so easy that I wrote down the recipe and made a bottle this weekend! Let the mixture simmer for a longer time if you want a spicier ginger beer. I simmered the mixture for 20 minutes, but […]
Happy Hour: Tequila Lime Gingerale
Our aunt made these delicious tequila lime gingerale cocktails for us when we visited her on Toronto Island for the yacht club sail past. She had just returned from Mexico with a bag of juicy Mexican limes, and we used up her whole stash when mixing up these drinks for whoever was passing by. I’m not really […]
Toronto Eats: African Palace Restaurant
Last week a university friend and I caught up over dinner at African Palace, an Ethiopian and Eritrean restaurant in the Bloorcourt neighbourhood of Toronto. It has been voted one of the Best Ethiopian Restaurants in Toronto in several publications over the past few years. The Bloorcourt neighbourhood itself is home to several Ethiopian and Eritrean restaurants, grocery stores, […]
Homemade Ginger Syrup
This rich ginger syrup has a very concentrated flavour and a rich golden colour. It’s also so easy to make! Donatello and I made two large mason jars of it and found ourselves adding it to just about everything: tea, cocktails, and even salad dressings.