Two days ago I finished reading John Irving’s novel The Cider House Rules, and it really had me craving apple pie like you wouldn’t believe. The majority of this post is going to be novel-oriented, but we’ll start by assembling the following rustic apple galette:
another reason to love autumn.
still life with moon cake and blue plate
Today, September 22nd, is the autumnal equinox in the Northern hemisphere, aka the First Day of Fall. Mother Nature has chosen to celebrate with a rainy day here in Montreal, but after a busy weekend I’m not so bothered by that. It’s a good excuse to curl up with a cup of tea and a book. And a moon cake! (more…)
Farewell, summer. We hardly knew ye.
This week we’ve had the sort of weather that encourages baking, at least among those partial to baked goods. I don’t know what this kind of weather encourages among those poor souls who have no interest in baked goods. Probably shopping for fall fashions, or taking hot baths.
ginkgo
This week the weather outside in the afternoon has been ideal for autumn. In the sun it’s nice and warm, but cold in the mornings and evenings–summer is decidedly over, despite the calendar insisting otherwise. So much so that I was cold in our apartment this week, especially in the mornings. I was looking for things to bake, just to warm up the kitchen! We finally put a second comforter on the bed, and I even had to close the kitchen window two days ago. (more…)
I’ve made a lot of truffles in the past year (hundreds for Christmas presents!), but these ones are my favourite. I actually prefer them to the usual truffles that I make with cream! The coconut cream used instead of cream and/or butter goes really well with the dark chocolate, and they are healthier, besides. Their only downfall is that they are a little bit more difficult to shape into balls/truffle shapes, because when it cools the coconut cream has more of a tendency to crumble than regular cream truffles. They are indeed worth the effort, though. Before trying these I made vegan truffles with oil instead of cream, and these ones are yummier and have a nicer texture. (more…)
Meaghan is a bibliophile and budding cook.
autumn
Books
botanical gardens
Breakfast
Canadian Lit.
Chinese
coffee
cookbook
cookies
drawing
Favourite Ingredients
fish
foraging
fruit
fun
Grains
Haruki Murakami
herbs
Japanese
Korean
musings
mysteries
noodles
pickles
Plants
pottery
pumpkin/squash
ramenesque
Seasons
sencha
Snacks
spring
sprouting
summer
Tea
travel
Treats
vegan
vegetables
Vietnamese
winter