Every summer needs a special cake to serve to loved ones gathered around your table. Whether you’re celebrating a birthday, anniversary,...

Summers are for memories and cold treats, so this summer give shaved ice desserts a try! Imagine a mound of a fluffy, lightly sweetened,...

Summer is prime time to celebrate big birthdays and anniversaries, showers and reunions. Or if none of this applies to you, feel free to...

With a menu that changes every week, pastry chef Larissa Costella has plenty of opportunity to tap into her creativity at Calgary’s Salt & Brick. “I am very lucky to have a lot of creative freedom at my job and I have so much fun coming up with new weird ideas every week,” she says. “I love being able to bring a playful lightheartedness to fine dining and bring people joy through my work.” Some of her favourite creations in-house are the result of putting a unique twist on

One of my favourite food memories goes way, way back to eating halva for the first time. As a farm kid in Saskatchewan in the late 1970s,...

Did you know that wild strawberries have been around for thousands of years? And they have been cultivated since the 1300s? These...

During the holidays, the sights, the sounds, and the smells – especially those of cookies baking in the oven – never fail to stir up...

Butter tarts are an integral part of our Canadian culinary landscape. However, this classic sweet treat has been known to divide the...

Whether you refer to them as winter squash or pumpkins - all are edible with their own unique flavour, level of sweetness and texture....

Pavlova is a dish that is close to Chef Chris Hartman's heart. “It holds sentimental value for me because it transports me back to the...

Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, may be famous for its music and scenery but any Islander will tell you that the best thing about living...

In honour of the Queen’s Jubilee, and because I’m always looking for a reason to bake (and eat!) cake, I whipped up the simple yet...

These tiny French butter cakes, which require their very own special baking pan, are worthy of all the accolades that regularly come...

Cheesecake is one of those classic desserts that’s very adaptable when it comes to filling flavours, toppings, and crust ingredients. To...