Cozonac is a Eastern European sweet bread that can be filled with raisins, walnuts, chocolate. This is a family staple, we all love it. The most popular filling for Romanian sweet bread is walnuts. I ran a little short on walnuts, and added some cocoa powder to the filling.  **This recipe definitely falls in the [...] Continue Reading

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Quiche’s are a lot easier to make than most people think. The savory crust has only a few ingredients, and the filling is entirely up to you. You can use this post as a reference page for making savory crusts, also known as ‘Pâte Brisée’.  A pate brisee is an all butter short crust that [...] Continue Reading

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I am a HUGE Seinfeld fan—the show is a true staple to my 90’s sitcom line up. I don’t think a day goes by where I don’t quote an episode, so naturally, I made pretzels in homage of one of my favorite episodes. If you don’t watch Seinfeld, the “pretzel” episode centers around Kramer landing [...] Continue Reading

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In celebration of Earth Day, Heinz Canada will reaffirm its commitment to the environment with a plastic bottle that is made from up to 30 per cent plant-based material. Happy Earth Day! In a first-of-its-kind strategic partnership, The Coca-Cola Company has enabled the H.J. Heinz Company to produce ketchup bottles using its breakthrough PlantBottle™ packaging. [...] Continue Reading

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The spiced rum and the citrus notes of the clementine perfectly compliment one another. I just love this recipe. Pour me a cup of fresh coffee and sit me down with a plate of these and I will be happy. You can make these in which ever size you choose– I made them mini, because [...] Continue Reading

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Potato croquettes make a tasty appetizer, or a geat side to any dish. This is what my Easter dinner feast looked like.   Lamb is a traditional Easter dish in our culture. Over the years, my family has derouted traditional recipes and veered towards experimenting with techniques and flavors for our Easter lamb feast. My [...] Continue Reading

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I made macarons for my family Easter brunch this weekend and I got a little carried away decorating them! They might be too cute to eat. Macarons have a notoriously high failure rate—there is a lot that can go wrong: your meringue has to be spot on, your oven has to be calibrated perfectly, and your macronage [...] Continue Reading

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My mom is one of the best cooks I know and she was kind enough to show me how to make her famous stuffed bell peppers. If you are strapped for time, you can prep 90% of this recipe the night before your dinner party– with that being said, the prep isn’t that bad! Mom’s [...] Continue Reading

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One of my friends was complaining that she lacks any skill to make a cake look anything more than a hot mess. Here is the fastest way to make your cake look less amateur.  No, this cake isn’t perfect. The idea was to strip away any culinary skill and show you that amateur chefs can still make gorgeous [...] Continue Reading

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Going with a sweet and salty theme, I used raisin bread to make  a simple and delicious bread stuffing.  The nice folks at Sun Maid sent some samples of their raisin bread my way. I’m not proud of it, but I think I ate half a loaf in one sitting.  Delicious? yes. Guilt inducing? double [...] Continue Reading

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