Birthday Pie! Flaky All-Butter Crust Apple Pie

Birthday Pie Organic cold unsalted butter sliced in 1/4 inch pieces in my food processor, along with only 2/3 of the flour mixture...ready f...

Blueberry Milkshake

Blueberry Milkshake My friend gifted me a HUGE ice-cream pail full of perfectly sweet local blueberries from a UPick farm in Richmond.  The ...

LAZY SUMMER LOCAL STRAWBERRY & VANILLA ICE CREAM TARTS

Fresh local strawberry & vanilla ice cream tarts  In keeping with my "Lazy Summer" theme I started with my last post , I thoug...

A celebratory summer pie

This summer has been so unbelievable my garden has never looked so good Lottie-daisy has had some serious fun on Victoria plum( that's t...

A sweet custard, a verrine, & our weekly menu

"How was your week?", people ask. But are they ready for an honest, full answer?  Because for me, it was... A busy week. Made of w...

MAKING THAT BBQ COMPLETE: STRAWBERRY MEYER'S LEMONADE, YOGURT CUCUMBER SALAD AND ROASTED PEPPERS (GF)

Strawberry Meyers Lemonade Depending on your lemons, you should get about 1 cup from 5 juicy Meyer's Lemons.  The ones I had were huge a...