Join me on my quest of making homemade treats with less sugar!
Here’s the recipe for a fruit tart I made for my daughter on her 13th birthday. When I asked her what she preferred, she said she loved my chocolate mousse and would like something with a crust as the base. I assume she was expecting my No Bake Dark Chocolate Mousse Cake with Chocolate Ganache... Continue Reading →
The City of Toronto has entered stage 3 of the reopening plan and restaurants are now allowed to reopen for indoor dining. We were still vigilant and only ordered take out and celebrated my 40th birthday at home. I made this tart as dessert and I had to make it twice simply due to my... Continue Reading →
It was my son’s 8th birthday last week and instead of making a cake for him, I made a fruit tart. The tart shell was a tweak from Chocolate Mixed Berry Tartlets and I used pastry flour and icing sugar to make the texture more crumbly. In order to prevent the shell from being too... Continue Reading →
We had a gathering with friends at my house two days ago but there wasn’t much time for dessert preparation. I decided to make a no-bake cheesecake tart for my guests as a celebration for my friend’s belated birthday. This 7.5-inch tart was divided among 8 adults and 5 kids and apparently this didn’t quite... Continue Reading →
Pumpkin season is here! I’ve baked my first pumpkin pie of the year with kabocha squash last week. I love using kabocha squashes (AKA Japanese pumpkins or Mami squashes) in my baking and treats because of their fluffy texture and natural sweetness. My favorite kind of pie crust is the flaky one and I am sharing with you... Continue Reading →
These were something I baked in June but I never had a chance to blog about it. My reader U asked me if I have any tart recipe to share. So I flipped over my trust-worthy book The Art and Soul of Baking and found her this vanilla shortcrust dough. I tried making the shells... Continue Reading →
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