Desserts
Lemon Ricotta Topping
Spruce up pancakes, crepes, waffles, scones and fresh berries with a dollop of luscious lemon whipped ricotta for a delicious, satisfying meal. Lemon infused whipped cream is mixed with fresh ricotta providing a fresh, [...]
Shortbread Cookies
If there’s one cookie that goes hand in hand with Christmas, it has to be shortbread cookies. Buttery and not overly sweet, they are easy to make and loved by everyone. They are great for the dessert table and a welcome addition at your cookie swap. Wrap them in a box and they make a delicious edible gift for friends or neighbours.
Doupe Family Pumpkin Pie
They say history is written by victors, and the victors were almost always men. Herstory is often lost to us, except perhaps in the recipe books, boxes, clippings and cards handed down from mother [...]
Chocolate Fondue
November is fondue month and what better way to celebrate than to get dipping. Chocolate fondue is one of the easiest fondues to make and it makes a great snack or dessert. You can [...]
S’mores Cones
One of the best parts of summer has to be s’mores. Who can resist the combination of ooey gooey marshmallows and melted chocolate? While graham crackers are the norm to hold everything together, make these [...]
Rough Puff Pastry
Almost all my favourite desserts involve pastry: my mother’s apple pie with its crisp shortcrust; cream-filled, chocolate-covered choux pastry buns; the simplicity of tarte citron with melt-in-the-mouth buttery pâte sucrée and the crisp, delicate [...]
Apple Hand Pies with Apple Caramel Sauce
Apple Hand Pies with Apple Caramel Sauce are perfect for picnics and summers in the backyard, serve warm with vanilla ice cream or a spoonful of crème fraiche. Use any apple variety, a combination [...]
Dutch Oliebollen
Today’s modern doughnut dates all the way back to the 1700s when Dutch settlers first introduced “olykoeks” or “oily cakes” to Manhattan, known as New Amsterdam at the time. Traditionally served on New Year’s [...]
Upside-down Pear Gingerbread
Holiday Beauties Though the focus of celebratory holiday meals tends to be the large, protein-heavy, Norman Rockwell-esque roasts that are dramatically presented and carved at the table, I love the elaborate desserts we tend [...]
Lamingtons
Holiday Beauties Though the focus of celebratory holiday meals tends to be the large, protein-heavy, Norman Rockwell-esque roasts that are dramatically presented and carved at the table, I love the elaborate desserts we tend [...]
Sunken Chocolate Cake with Berry Fool
Holiday Beauties Though the focus of celebratory holiday meals tends to be the large, protein-heavy, Norman Rockwell-esque roasts that are dramatically presented and carved at the table, I love the elaborate desserts we tend [...]
Honey Butter Cake
Story and photos by Nyakong Yang, Yang Confections Since we’re celebrating honey this month, we’ve recruited a set of sweet siblings to help us with our harvest issue Masterclass. Nyakong (20) and Kuerengke (14) [...]
Baklava with Alberta Honey
We have a lot of great honey in Alberta, particularly on the prairies — Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba account for almost 80 per cent of our national production, and bees provide vital pollination to [...]
Pavlova
As the daughter and daughter-in-law of Dutch immigrants, I know a thing or two about sweet treats. Speculaas cookies, boterkoek, oliebollen – the Dutch certainly are passionate about sweet indulgences. But it’s the Australian [...]
Sticky Guinness Toffee Puddings
Ale and Stout Canadians love their beer — and we in the prairies are particularly lucky to have close access to some of the best barley in the world. And lucky us — not [...]
Homemade Marzipan
The 12 Tastes of Christmas We’ve turned the 12 days into the 12 tastes of Christmas as we visit tables all over the world during the holidays. From KFC in Japan to injera in [...]
Jamaican-style Dark Fruitcake
I’ve never understood the near-universal distaste for fruitcake — how it has become a much-ridiculed physical representation of the gaudiness of the holidays. I blame the candied cherries, particularly those neon green ones — [...]
Stollen
I’ve never understood the near-universal distaste for fruitcake — how it has become a much-ridiculed physical representation of the gaudiness of the holidays. I blame the candied cherries, particularly those neon green ones — [...]
Karen and Noorbanu’s Rich Fruitcake
I’ve never understood the near-universal distaste for fruitcake — how it has become a much-ridiculed physical representation of the gaudiness of the holidays. I blame the candied cherries, particularly those neon green ones — [...]
Pineapple Upside-Down Cake
Pineapple Upside-Down Cake is a classic retro cake that is rich, buttery and features caramelized pineapples. Serve with a scoop of ice cream or whipped cream. Pineapple Upside-Down Cake [...]
Black Tea Panna Cotta
Photos and story by Julie Van Rosendaal Not counting water, tea is the most popular beverage on the planet; it’s the focus of rich cultural traditions worldwide, and though most [...]
Earl Grey Shortbread
Earl Grey Shortbread Cookies by Julie Van Rosendaal Not counting water, tea is the most popular beverage on the planet; it’s the focus of rich cultural traditions worldwide, and though [...]
Rhubarb Charlotte
For spring and summer — from warm cobblers to layered trifles, gelled panna cottas and syllabubs, there’s something satisfying about a pudding beyond the kind that comes out of a [...]
Berry Cornmeal Cobbler
For spring and summer — from warm cobblers to layered trifles, gelled panna cottas and syllabubs, there’s something satisfying about a pudding beyond the kind that comes out of a [...]