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How many pumpkin pie posts are too many? None I say! Especially when it’s Thanksgiving time again in Canada! A few years back I wrote about how I attempted to make pumpkin pie the old fashion way, and in the end…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Tuesday, October 14th, 2014
Categories: Guidance | Tags: dessert, pie, pumpkin, pumpkin pie, recipe, thanksgiving | 1 Comment »
My favourite part of the summer harvest season is eating through all of the different types of fruits. The beginning of summer (whether the Vancouver weather knows it or not) means strawberries in June, to be followed by…
Posted by: Brenda Lowe on Monday, September 3rd, 2012
Categories: Guidance | Tags: almonds, baking, Blueberries, butter, cake, dessert, Fruit, recipe | 3 Comments »
Meet Sarah Reinertsen our latest guest contributor. The fortunate instance of a bus breakdown in the Himalayan foothills – after the bus driver tried unsuccessfully to fix the malfunction with a 2×4 and a hose –…
Posted by: Sarah Reinertsen on Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012
Categories: Meditations | Tags: creme brulee, dessert, guest | 1 Comment »
Like many modern holidays, Valentines Day had sombre beginnings that have morphed into a celebration of the more happy things in life. Valentine’s Day was originally created to honour Christian martyrs that were named…
Posted by: Brenda Lowe on Monday, February 13th, 2012
Categories: Guidance | Tags: chocolate, dessert, movies, sweets, Valentines Day | No Comments »
“An apple resists being eaten. An apple is not eaten, it is conquered. The crunchiness of a pear is far more appealing. It is giving and fragile. To eat a pear is akin to … kissing.” — Beatrice…
Posted by: Brenda Lowe on Thursday, November 24th, 2011
Categories: Guidance | Tags: almonds, baking, dessert, pears, recipes, tart, Thomas Haas | 4 Comments »
My Aunt Bina (in Italian, “Zia Bina”) is a woman of admirable talents. As a member of the Catholic Women’s League, she routinely solicits her fellow parishioners on behalf of local poor. She ruthlessly haggles with…
Posted by: Dave Delibato on Monday, May 30th, 2011
Categories: Guidance | Tags: coffee, dessert, espresso, italian, ladyfingers, marscarpone, savoiardi, tiramisu | 5 Comments »
There are only a few artisan chocolate makers in North America making chocolate the way it should be; in small batches, made from organic beans purchased directly from the cocoa plantations. Soma, nestled in…
Posted by: Janeen Leynes on Sunday, May 1st, 2011
Categories: Worship | Tags: aleppo pepper, bar, chocolate, cocoa, dessert, distillery district, ruby red, soma, Toronto | No Comments »
Our guest contributor today, Cara Payne, shares her famous Sticky Toffee Pudding. I love this recipe, as does everyone who eats it! If you’re looking for a delicious, warm, light and fluffy, caramel and whipped cream…
Posted by: Cara Payne on Friday, February 18th, 2011
Categories: Meditations | Tags: dessert, guest, pie, pudding, sweet | 3 Comments »
The last of our unique Chinese New Year recipes created by Vancouver’s Chinese food guru Nathan Fong is a dessert of Asian winter pear poached in lychee ginger white tea and served with a delicious chocolate spice…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Thursday, February 3rd, 2011
Categories: Guidance | Tags: chinese, dessert, Nathan Fong, new year, Pear, recipe, tea | No Comments »
Okay, so you didn’t get everything you wanted, got some cash and haven’t totally overdone it on baked goods. What to do? How about a copy of Bon Appetit’s latest tome, Desserts? Even if you don’t…
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Tuesday, December 28th, 2010
Categories: Worship | Tags: Bon Appetit Desserts, chocolate, cookbook, dessert, speculaas, sweet tooth | 1 Comment »
Which restaurants do YOU think have the most creative desserts? 99% of the time when I eat out, I order desserts. In the past few years though, compared to how interesting and mind-boggling savory dishes have become, I…
Posted by: Pailin Chongchitnant on Monday, October 4th, 2010
Categories: Meditations | Tags: creative, dessert, dessert menu, restaurant | 4 Comments »
Dessert is my favorite course of the meal, hands down, no question. Yet lately I’ve been greatly disappointed at the redundancy of desserts in restaurants–there’s always some version of the molten…
Posted by: Pailin Chongchitnant on Tuesday, September 14th, 2010
Categories: Guidance | Tags: bananas, dessert, fried, thai | 4 Comments »
Ben and I had some fun exploring the Summer Night Market in Richmond recently, with videographers Nathan and Ryan capturing our culinary misadventure on camera. The idea was to give people who haven’t enjoyed a trip…
Posted by: Mark Busse on Friday, September 3rd, 2010
Categories: Worship | Tags: asian, Bacon-Wrapped Quail Egg, BBQ, Beard Candy, Ben Garfinkel, China, coconut, Daikon, dessert, Dim Sum, Fish Balls, Halal, Hawkers, Hot Balls, Japan, lamb, mark busse, Night Market, Octopus Balls, Pandan Jelly, Rice Burger, Richmond, scallop, shrimp, spicy, Sui Mai, sukiyaki, summer, Sweet Beans, takoyaki, Tendon, Tripe, video, Vietnam | 6 Comments »
Although we had a late start, this has been the summer of dining al fresco. From working lunches to beach n’ Bocce dinners, I have attempted to consume this season’s bounty outdoors. Some of my favourite…
Posted by: Laura Milligan on Friday, August 27th, 2010
Categories: Guidance | Tags: al fresco, beer, cookies, dessert, gelato, outdoors, picnic, tart | No Comments »
I have great memories of the first time I made ice cream as a kid. We used ice and salt, placed the cream mixture in a sandwich bag. The bag is placed in the can with the ice and salt, then we rolled the can down the…
Posted by: Janeen Leynes on Thursday, June 3rd, 2010
Categories: Guidance | Tags: dairy, dessert, frozen, homemade, ice, ice cream, strawberry, summer, treat | 4 Comments »