Sweltering Summers and Shaved Ice
Summers are for memories and cold treats, so this summer give shaved ice desserts a try! Imagine a mound of a fluffy, lightly sweetened,...
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Renée Kohlman
Jul 162 min read
Step By Step: Chocolate Beet Celebration Sheet Cake
Summer is prime time to celebrate big birthdays and anniversaries, showers and reunions. Or if none of this applies to you, feel free to...
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Chef's Tips
May 261 min read
Chef Larissa Costella's Honey Graham Cookies
With a menu that changes every week, pastry chef Larissa Costella has plenty of opportunity to tap into her creativity at Calgary’s Salt...
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Renée Kohlman
May 152 min read
Open Sesame - Brown Butter Halva Brownies
One of my favourite food memories goes way, way back to eating halva for the first time. As a farm kid in Saskatchewan in the late 1970s,...
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Natalie Findlay
Apr 151 min read
Strawberry Mousse
Did you know that wild strawberries have been around for thousands of years? And they have been cultivated since the 1300s? These...
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Keane Straub
Dec 18, 20233 min read
Chef’s Tips: The Way the Cookie Crumbles
During the holidays, the sights, the sounds, and the smells – especially those of cookies baking in the oven – never fail to stir up...
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Renée Kohlman
Dec 7, 20231 min read
The Canadian Classic: Brown Butter Maple Pecan Butter Tarts
Butter tarts are an integral part of our Canadian culinary landscape. However, this classic sweet treat has been known to divide the...
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Natalie Findlay
Oct 11, 20231 min read
Pumpkin Coffee Cake
Whether you refer to them as winter squash or pumpkins - all are edible with their own unique flavour, level of sweetness and texture....
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Chef's Tips
Aug 15, 20231 min read
Fence & Post Pavlova
Pavlova is a dish that is close to Chef Chris Hartman's heart. “It holds sentimental value for me because it transports me back to the...
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Vanessa Chiasson
Sep 16, 20223 min read
Discover the Cape Breton Cookie with a Funny Name and Unforgettable Flavour
Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, may be famous for its music and scenery but any Islander will tell you that the best thing about living...
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Renée Kohlman
Aug 2, 20222 min read
Step by Step: Victoria Sponge Cake
In honour of the Queen’s Jubilee, and because I’m always looking for a reason to bake (and eat!) cake, I whipped up the simple yet...
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Renée Kohlman
Jun 16, 20221 min read
Lemon Poppy Seed Madeleines
These tiny French butter cakes, which require their very own special baking pan, are worthy of all the accolades that regularly come...
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Renée Kohlman
May 20, 20221 min read
Step by Step: Key Lime Cheesecake
Cheesecake is one of those classic desserts that’s very adaptable when it comes to filling flavours, toppings, and crust ingredients. To...
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Renée Kohlman
Mar 7, 20222 min read
Chocolate Mint Crater Cake
March can be a month that drags and drags, as we wait with baited breath for spring to (finally) arrive, and for better things to come....
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