This Trinidadian sorrel drink is bright red and tastes just like Christmas. I learned how to make it from the master, Ryan’s dad, before making it for my own family over the Christmas holidays. It took me a while to find out that the drink sorrel is different than the vegetable sorrel. The vegetable sorrel is […]
Crème Brûlée
Donatello loves crème brûlée and always orders it whenever it appears on a menu. For his birthday in December, I made individual crème brûlées for him (and the family); and of course, he got the biggest one. After dinner and gifts, I pulled the ramekins of crème brûlée out of the fridge and lit up […]
Knit Checkerboard Cowl and Free Pattern
I found this beautiful thick grey wool for this summer on our culinary tour of Quebec. In a small town, Meinhilde and I stopped at an old mill that had an adorable shop crammed full of cute gifts. This wool was in a basket of leftover yarns from a local spinner. This checkerboard cowl was […]
Last-Minute Gift Ideas for Foodies
We’re back! Apologies for being away for so long- we were occupied with studying and an apartment move. We’re very excited to get back into Kiku Corner and we’re starting with the holiday season. There are only a few more days until the big gift exchange. Are you ready? If not, we’ve rounded up a few […]
Vanilla Rum Buttercream Frosting
I used this cooked rum buttercream frosting flavoured with a bit of vanilla to frost the easy one-bowl chocolate cake that I made for my birthday. This recipe makes enough to frost a 9-inch, 2-layer cake. To frost the cake, I filled the two-layer cake and then gave it a crumb coat with about half of […]