Category: savoury
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Bon Appetit’s holiday party mix
I’ve been making David Lebovitz’ sweet and spicy party mix every year since I first discovered it in 2011. This year, I thought I’d try something new, something that looked a bit more festive. So I painstakingly tracked down all the ingredients listed in the recipe to make Bon Appetit’s Party Mix. No, Bugles and roasted…
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Kid-friendly Red Lobster Cheddar Bay biscuits
I don’t often blog about savoury recipes but these cheddar biscuits are so good, and so worthwhile, I decided I must tell you about them. I have a long love-hate relationship with Red Lobster biscuits. As a rotund kid I didn’t think twice about finishing off the basket before ordering my usual meal of popcorn…
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Apple and white cheddar scones
I love scones with clotted cream. With whipped butter. At afternoon tea in London. Heck, I even like the scones at my workplace cafeteria, but these scones took the cake. For years I stuck to the same scone recipe I learned at Dish Cooking Studio, one that included dried fruit and was served with…
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Santa Hat Party Mix
I like alliteration. I like sequins. I like punny jokes. I like Palm Beach fashion. I like a bit of camp. Isn’t it obvious? I like a good gimmick. So by the time Christmas rolls around, I’ve already been bookmarking festive recipes for months. This one jumped right out at me on Pinterest because…
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David Lebovitz’ Best Sweet and Spicy Party Mix Ever
This party mix saved my life this holiday season. Whether my husband forgot to tell me people were coming over, whether I needed a last minute hostess gift, whether I forgot to eat a meal and needed a quick snack, this sweet and spicy pretzel and nut mix was there to save the day.…
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Barefoot Contessa’s brioche loaves
I made this recipe out of laziness. I couldn’t find any brioche or challah to buy for one of Dorie Greenspan’s tartine recipes in either of my local grocery stores and I didn’t feel like driving to my favourite French bakery to buy any. So, I made some myself. Once again, Ina Garten’s “Barefoot in Paris” book…
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Giada’s pea pesto crostini
It’s my unspoken mandate to write mainly about baking and pastries, although I do veer off track now and again, and this is one of those times because I just can’t resist. While planning for a barbecue at our house this summer, I decided to add something new to the tried-and-true mix of hummus…
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Spinach-feta turnovers
If you’ve eaten these at Greek bakeries, you know them as spanakopita. In Armenian, we call them beoregs, in Bulgarian banitza. Needless to say I have had several variations on the theme and some of the best spinach pies I’ve eaten have been my mom’s or those still piping hot from vendors in Bulgaria,…
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Acorn-shaped mini cornbread puddings
I’ve been aching to try out my new acorn cakelet pan ever since buying it at half price from Williams-Sonoma during boxing week.In my first attempt, I made these mini cornbread puddings to accompany the curried zucchini soup I like to make when the mercury drops.This recipe is adapted from Martha Stewart’s Everyday Food.They’re…
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Ham, spinach, and Gruyere croissant ring
After my recent interview with Tana Ramsay, Gordon Ramsay’s wife, I told her I’d be trying the ham, spinach and Gruyere croissant ring from her new cookbook “Home Made.” She leaned in, as if she’d be letting me in on a family secret and said, sincerely, “It’s delicious.”And she was right. When I pulled…