I love a good soup, especially in the cold weather season which (regrettably) we are fully in. I also love recipes that don’t require a million ingredients. When I open up a cook book and see a full page of … Continue reading
Spicy Black Bean Soup
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Gluten Free Peanut Butter Tahini Cookies
Why These Cookies are Amazing As a pastry chef with a severe gluten intolerance, it’s a serious challenge for me to find desserts that satisfy my sweet tooth without compromising my gluten issue. Let’s face it, glutinous things are wonderfully … Continue reading
Everything You Need to Know About Pie Dough
Basic Pie Crust Knowing how to make a pie crust is one of those fundamental skills that every baker / pastry chef needs to have in their arsenal. Whether you are making a flaky, mealy or enriched crust (a crust … Continue reading
How to Make Lemon Curd
What’s in a curd? In pastry a curd refers to a cooked sauce comprised of a citrus or fruit juice, eggs, sugar, a thickening agent like cornstarch and butter. Curds are used in in a wide variety of desserts from … Continue reading
How To Make Oatmeal Cookies
Ingredients: 1/2 cup unsalted butter ( room temperature ) 1 cup brown sugar, packed ( can substitue with Coconut sugar) 1 large egg 1 cup large rolled oats 1 cup gluten free flour + 1/2 tsp Xanthan Gum, or 1 … Continue reading
How To Make Rugalache
Rugalache are one of my favourite desserts, and it’s no big mystery as to why. Between the half chewy half flaky supply dough and sweet gooey filling these little pastries make for the perfect two-bite treat. Some people make their dough using … Continue reading
How to Make Meringue
When you study cuisine, you learn about certain fundamental elements that serve as the base for countless dishes; namely sauces and stocks. In French cuisine, there are 5 mother sauces: Béchamel; white sauce consisting of flour, butter and milk, Velouté; thickened chicken stock, … Continue reading