We got a good taste for Colombian food during our week-long stay in Cartagena. Our favourite, perhaps, was all the beautifully ripe, perfectly fresh fruit! Vendors pushing wooden carts on wheels made the rounds and would pass by the front door of our airbnb. We would flag them down and buy deliciously sweet fruit; even […]
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Maulwurftorte – German Molehill Cake
I made a Maulwurftorte, a German molehill cake, for my birthday. As you can see, the cake looks like a molehill. It’s rather easy to make, but really delicious. First I baked the chocolate hazelnut sponge cake; I actually made it the day before I served the Maulwurftorte as I was short on time. Once […]
Vanilla Banana Smoothie
Donatello and I have this banana smoothie most mornings. It has to be the easiest and most delicious way to get some calcium at breakfast, which is always a struggle for me. For as long as I can remember, our mom has been making what she called banana milkshakes. Over time I came to realize that a milkshake […]
Saudi Fruit Juice
Our family ordered this Saudi fruit juice whenever we went out for shawarmas – the classic fast food we ate in Saudi Arabia. Now shawarmas are commonplace in Canada, but when we moved to Riyadh in 1996, they were brand new to us. The shawarmas were only SR 5 (less than $2.00) each, and are a […]
Rich Breakfast Waffles
These waffles are rich and buttery, with a hint of cinnamon. Ever since I made this recipe for the first time, no other waffle measures up. Growing up, I don’t remember eating homemade waffles very often. Our Oma would make delicious dessert waffles that were more like cookies than a breakfast food, so I liked […]