The bakery that I work at in London, is quite well known for its doughnuts. When I first tried one without any filling, just the doughnut, I could only think of one thing. PASKA DOUGHNUTS! They use lemon zest in the dough, and the combination of yeast and citrus just brought back memories of paska. It’s … Read more
Lemon sabayon tart recipe | Hello Victoria A couple years back, I was in the cookbook section of my local library, looking for books on making pasta. Unfortunately, I hadn’t done my reconnaissance properly and didn’t realize the books I was looking for were at other branches. But while I was in there, another book caught … Read more
Jump to Recipe Last year for Christmas, Richard and I spent a month traveling (side note – am I the only one who always tries to spell this traveling?) around the UK. We spent time in England, Northern Ireland, and Wales, and even drove through Scotland (albeit without stopping) while visiting his family! For some reason, one … Read more
Nanaimo Bars recipe | Hello Victoria I’m starting to realize that I can’t do everything by hand. And I don’t mean that in the sense of handmade… but that sometimes, you just need machine power when baking. Case in point – these Nanaimo Bars. When I was studying pastry in Vancouver, our course had us doing almost everything … Read more
A while back, while hunting for Danish inspiration photos on Pinterest, I stumbled across a beautiful recipe on Hint of Vanilla for a Rhubarb Danish (check out her blog, not only is it amazing, but she’s Canadian!). The shape of the Danish was unique, and the piping of the cream with the St. Honoré tip was beautiful. Quite frankly, … Read more
Earlier this week, I posted about our unusual squid ink salmon burgers and mentioned that we ate them with some roasted Jerusalem artichokes. I promised a recipe, and gosh darn it, I will deliver! Before moving here, I had never heard of Jerusalem artichokes (also called sunchokes) even though they have been called, at times, Canadian … Read more
Salmon burgers with basil lime aioli in squid ink brioche | Hello Victoria When I was originally planning this post, I had intended to do both the squid ink brioche and burger recipes. But see, I’m not convinced that the brioche recipe is a winner yet. I might try doing it again with different ink … Read more
Roasted garlic no-knead bread | Hello Victoria Richard’s Aunt gave us this Le Creuset pot as a gift a few weeks back! Originally, when I decided to make this bread, I wasn’t thinking I would photograph it in any way. After all, the whole no-knead bread thing had been done many times and was all over Pinterest. … Read more
Rhubarb and blood orange semolina cake | Hello Victoria In the early months of the year, the produce options can feel a bit limited. Berries are crazy expensive, stone fruits are even worse, and everything feels a bit dull. However, what some people don’t realize is that winter is citrus season! Now is the time … Read more
Authentic chicken korma recipe | Hello Victoria Who doesn’t like a man who can cook? One of the best things about Richard is that he not only enjoys cooking but is quite good at it too! Since I am a baker by trade, he told me that he won’t bother trying to get really good at baking/breads/etc. … Read more