After cooking barley for the first time this summer, I was hooked. Barley is so easy to cook and unlike most other salads, this salad keeps a few days in the fridge without getting soggy. It’s a robust salad, great for a picnic or as a weekday lunch. I’ve tried quite a few variations and found that […]
Food
Deconstructed Banana Split
Early this summer, Donatello told me he was in the mood for a banana split. We went for a classic one at Dutch Dreams and devoured it on the spot. Then one day he picked me up from class and suggested another round. Except he didn’t want the chocolate ice cream, and I didn’t really want the […]
Summery Garlic Salad Dressing
I am not a big salad eater. I was never a fan of vegetables. I remember the first time I wasn’t forced to eat my vegetables: I was about 10 years old, and eating dinner at a friend’s house. Her parents served me a green bean dish, and I couldn’t offend her mother by not […]
Toronto Eats: Birthday Dinner at Black Hoof
In addition to me liking to bake birthday cakes, our family likes to go to nice restaurants to celebrate each other’s birthdays. For Karlos’ birthday a few weeks ago, we had dinner at Black Hoof, a popular nose-to-tail eatery on Dundas St West. There were eight of us there for dinner, so we had enough […]
Chocolate Turtle Birthday Cake
In July I made Tomiko’s birthday cake, a white chocolate raspberry cake that was light, fluffy and fruity. Karlos, however, loves things that are nutty and chocolatey. To my surprise, he allowed me to bake his birthday cake too (instead of getting one from Dufflet Pastries). After prodding him with questions as to what kind […]