Canadians are famously nice – think laid-back Keanu Reeves, sunny Pamela Anderson, the charmingly incompetent Inspector Gadget – except when it comes to their beloved nanaimo bars. Get the ratio of this three-tier national treasure wrong, as the New York Times stood accused of doing in 2021, when its Instagram account posted a picture of …
My grandmother, Narmada Lakhani, passed away earlier this year aged 92. Well, we think she was 92, but no one recorded her birth date, so we can only estimate. What we do know about her, though, is that she had a very cheeky laugh, and that she loved lager tops, penny slot machines and tucking …
Our drinks list, like our food offering, is shaped by a mixture of traditional Scottish cuisine, Japanese kaiseki and the seasons. Liquorice flip Serves 1 40ml spiced rum – we use Dark Matter10ml liquorice liqueur – we use Koskenkorva Salmiakki10ml 2:1 sugar syrup1 egg white15ml double cream Measure everything into a cocktail shaker, seal and …
Rocky road—featuring a chocolate ice cream base, marshmallows, and nuts—isn’t usually the type of ice cream I gravitate toward. These cookies, though? HELLO, huge fan. I love how decadent they are without being overly complicated to make. My best secret: Instead of creaming together butter and sugar, I use only melted butter, which works just …
Being a twin, I’ve always shared a birthday cake. Each year, I ask my sister what I should bake and the answer is almost never chocolate, despite it being one of my favourite cake flavours. However, this year, I’ll be changing that and making this lovely, fudgy two-layer chocolate cake filled and topped with a …
As he breaks three eggs into a glass bowl, Lt Columbo tells Joanna Ferris: “I’m the worst cook in the world, but there’s one thing I do terrific, and that’s an omelette.” The episode is Murder By the Book, and Columbo has taken Joanna, the wife of murder victim Jim Ferris, home to save her …
Can’t decide what type of pie to make? You no longer have to! This pull-apart pie uses four different pie flavors—here I chose apple, blueberry, cherry, and cranberry—so that there’s a bite for everyone. I saw this video as inspiration and knew this was the best way to perfect any holiday pie. This is a …
I rarely, if ever, buy orzo, the rice-shaped pasta, but I was intrigued by barbecue chef Melissa Thompson’s poll on her Instagram stories asking: “Do you have a half-finished bag of orzo sitting in your cupboard?” She had more than 600 responses, almost 90% of which said yes. Thompson turned hers into a salad with …
Lasagna is a classic for a reason: It’s reliable, great for serving large groups, and full of the heartwarming comfort we desperately need during colder months. That said, it can also be great during the summer! Let me pitch you zucchini lasagna. Stick with me. We’re swapping noodles for zoodles, and not just because they’re …
Salted fish, and salted hake in particular, reminds me of holidays. It’s very popular in southern Europe, where there are hundreds of recipes to choose from. The salting draws out some of the water and improves the fish’s flavour and texture, and it’s a method that pre-dates refrigeration, when salt was used to preserve food. …