My PersonaliTea – Ottawa Valley
“It's not the destination, It's the journey.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
I enjoy making pie every now and then. March 14th has become a tradition for me where I will make various pies to celebrate Pi day. But that is another post and more about the number pi and Pi day can be found here. The one question I do get asked when I make pie, […]
Continue ReadingBread pudding is a definite comfort food. It’s a great dish because it used up old stale bread and you can add just about anything to it, dried fruit, nuts, chocolate chips, anything! And what you can eat with it ranges from sauces, ice creams, whipped cream and more!
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This past fall, 2019, was an interesting culinary experience for me. I’ve never really been a fan of soups or puddings but this fall I was put in a position where soups, puddings and other soft foods were all my diet consisted of. I had some dental issues that were taking longer than I or […]
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I have always made apple pies or pumpkin pies or meat pies, the sort of pie where you have to bake it. But I have always wanted to make a pie where rather than baking the pie and it’s filling, you chill the pie with it’s filling before serving. So, a cold pie. A lot […]
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Throughout this experimentation process, more shortbread recipe variations came to mind but there just wasn’t enough time or calories to spare to try them all. That doesn’t mean that some day they won’t be tried. I have included some of the variations that came to mind but didn’t get a chance to be realized. I […]
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I remember making one of those chocolate molten lava cakes and being quite impressed and delightfully surprised with the outcome. So I thought, wouldn’t that be great if it was a chai molten lava cake? That was my goal! Unfortunately, there was no molten chai lava flowing from my cake when I cut it open. But, I did end up with a beautifully chai spiced chocolate cake! Not exactly what I was going for, but made a wonderfully, moist, spicy, yummy dessert! I will continue to work on the chai molten lava cake so stay tuned!
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