In 2007, my then boyfriend (now husband) and I got ambitious: We would build gingerbread houses. He had a recipe for good, sturdy gingerbread walls and royal icing that could effectively mortar real bricks if we needed it to. What we didn’t have is a Kitchen Aid Mixer. Have you ever tried to mix hard […]
desserts
Cooling Down the Fourth of July with Canadian Ice Wine
I learned the coolest trick from the Fairmont Laurier’s tea room – and it’s just perfect to whip out for the Fourth of July. I don’t know if it’s unpatriotic of me to recommend a recipe that calls for Canadian ice wine, but I’m not going to read anything into it. I’m proud to be […]
Bailey’s Irish Cream Cookies
I don’t know what it is, but when March comes around, I just have this impulse to put Guinness and Baileys in EVERYTHING. Must be my tiny fraction of Irish ancestry. This is one of my favorite recipes for St. Patrick’s Day – though there will be plenty more to come. Bailey’s Irish Cream Cookies […]