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This wasn't a traditional recipe from a book. Like my buttered rum-raisin cream pie with partridgeberry glaze, it was kind of a mash-up of a few different recipes. I used a basic pie crust, a vanilla custard with a mix of milk, almond breeze and yogurt, and a maringue topping. … [Read more...] about 3 Banana Cream Pies

Every year the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre has a bazaar. They sell all sorts of Japanese foods...and then they sell pies. People who volunteer at the centre were asked to bake for the event, so I baked. I even asked what they would like me to bake. The answer was a little … [Read more...] about Banana Cream Pie for the Japanese Cultural Centre?

This is how it started... ...and this is how it ended... I was going to make the bisque again. It's an amazing recipe, but it just seemed so unfair that you cook a bunch of lobsters, which takes a grand total of 10 minutes, but you don't get to eat for another 2 hours. Yes, it's … [Read more...] about Lobsters, Take 2

This is the best side dish in the world, possibly besides roasted sweet potato fries. All you need is: As many sweet potatoes as you want Aluminum foil to wrap the sweet potatoes A fork Salt Pepper (optional) Other spices (optional) a teaspoon of oil (optional) An oven … [Read more...] about Roasted Sweet Potatoes

This is the very similar to the lychee frozen yogurt, but it's from Alice Medrich's Chocolate and the Art of Low-Fat Desserts, not Josée di Stasio's A la di Stasio. I like lychee more than banana but the creaminess of the banana is a nicer texture. You also don't need to use such … [Read more...] about Banana Sherbet: Chocolate and the Art of Low-Fat Desserts

I love a dessert with 3 ingredients. I also love a fruit dessert that doesn't taste like a sacrifice. This is a good example of the things that make me happy. Oranges (As many people as you need to serve. 3 for four people, 8 for a potluck ) 2 tbsp rum 1/2 cup sugar Zest an … [Read more...] about Caramel Rum Oranges

The first time I had lychees I was blown away. Maybe first I had them in bubble tea. I don't think I even knew what the real fruit looked like. Then I started noticing cans of them at Asian grocery stores and markets. The white fruit soaked in syrup was revolutionary. How many … [Read more...] about Lychee Frozen Yogurt

The only differences between the kid-friendly jelly I made and this not-so-kid-friendly jelly are you need a whole lot more patience for this one, and the recipe is unnecessarily complicated, but you get whole chunks of fruit that pop in your mouth, which is very cool...and … [Read more...] about Reflections on Synchronized Swimming: Not So Kid-Friendly Citrus Jelly

When a kid comes to dinner I will go out of my way to not alienate them from the meal. I love serving wine, I love serving exotic fare, and I love a relaxed but grown-up atmosphere, so the trick is to combine that with foods the kid might eat. If they don't, oh well. I … [Read more...] about Mango Jelly

This is the best and most delicious food ever. It is pure comfort. All the accumulated juices from the dashi or seafood stock, plus the dumplings and the cod will have dripped into the steamer pot, making it the perfect broth for noodles. Now all you do is add soba noodles (I … [Read more...] about Soba Noodles in Turkey, Shiitake, Soy and Miso Cod Broth