Coconut pavlova with mango + passionfruit | Hello Victoria I have always been a fan of strange things. When I was a child, I wanted nothing more than to have red hair and green eyes, because they were uncommon and would make me look unique (brown + brown = boring to little Amy). When my mom would take me … Read more
Chocolate banana muffin recipe | Hello Victoria So I’ve been on the hunt for the perfect banana recipe – banana bread or banana muffins, I’m not picky. I’m always buying bananas, in an effort to get my 5 a day, but they keep ripening too fast! Richard thinks I’m crazy, but when a banana has more … Read more
Every pizza is a personal pizza if you believe in yourself A couple of years ago I found myself working at a little cafe in Victoria. It was a great job, as there were only two of us in the kitchen, and we had plenty of freedom in terms of our hours, etc. One of … Read more
Are you lucky enough to find yourself with an excess of lemons and oranges this Easter? Looking for something to make with them all? This was the bounty that I had the other weekend, and I was quite keen to use them all. The other day I posted about the more unique take on Paska that I … Read more
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
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