I’ve officially started our Thanksgiving preparations here, which seems really early – but we have three Thanksgiving meals to attend and so I’ve started getting things together that can be prepared far in advance. This cranberry sauce freezes really well, and since it makes a lot, I can freeze in individual freezer bags already portioned…
I have a Bengal cat who is obsessed with playing fetch. Any round object he assumes is one of his bouncy balls, and will bring it to you expecting you to throw it. One morning, after crawling out of bed at the crack of dawn to start my day, I began preparing a cup of…
Peach season is upon us, and I could not be happier about this. Peaches are one of my favourite fruits, and I only tend to buy them in season – otherwise I am always disappointed by the flavour. Because I went overboard on my peach purchases recently, I was thinking of creative ways to use…
Namoura (or basbousa, as it is known in Egypt) is a traditional dessert made from semolina (the flour one typically thinks of for making pasta). It’s a relatively simple dessert with only a few ingredients, but it’s soaked in syrup fragranced with orange blossom water, and includes a little bit of shredded coconut, which gives…
