A few years ago I become obsessed with spices. And I mean OBSESSED! Having spent close to a decade of my life travelling and exploring (I worked for a major airline), I had developed a serio… Read More

I'm slowly converting my blogger account to my new blog de Arte Coquinaria. It has been rather slow going as I've had difficulties with the picture posting process, which I think I have now… Read More

Much to the disbelief of the majority of my friends and acquaintances, I was actually born and raised in Vancouver. Apparently, this qualifies me as a rare breed, a true and original ”… Read More

To be quite frank, up until today, I hadn't the foggiest idea of what a 'meme' was. I have been officially tagged by Tania the Candied Quince, and Ivonne of Cream Puffs in Venice. Well here… Read More

There are family traditions and there are family traditions but this particular tradition always has all of my family gleefully anticipating New Year's Eve: my mother-in-law's Ollieballen &a&hell…Read More

Just when the excesses of Christmas deposited enough padding on my derriere to help shield me from these 'bitter' Canadian winters, I decide to make my reliable creature comfort fare: Macaro… Read More

Happy New Year! I hope that your 2006 is a wonderful year full of cheer and happiness. Note to self: I do not work for Hallmark, nor can I ever hope to. New Year's Eve was spent, as most yea… Read More

Baking Gingerbread has never been a family tradition for me...well not yet, anyways. As a self-proclaimed pom-pom waving foodie, I have been known to get an ever so teensy bit obsessive abou… Read More

Baking Gingerbread has never been a family tradition for me...well not yet, anyways. As a self-proclaimed pom-pom waving foodie, I have been known to get an ever so teensy bit obsessive abou… Read More

These are ridiculously easy and good! As a child, we always had a jar of Nutella in the house. Growing up Canadian with a Southern European background had its share of culinary adventures. I… Read More

Moravian Christmas WafersMakes 90 very thin wafersThese are the ultimate in crispy spice cookie! This recipe is adapted from Maida Heatter's recipe for Moravian Wafers. Where mine differs is… Read More

Well the Holiday Season is officially upon us! At this time of year, I always find myself in this ultra-food obsessed frame of mind that gets increasingly insane as the clock ticks on. The p… Read More

Fleur -de-Sel Caramel Cookies Makes about 44 sandwich cookies These are really good. The original recipe from Tish Boyle is called Almond Caramel Tiger Cookies and calls for almond extract… Read More

White Chocolate Cherry ShortbreadMakes 60 cookiesThese are my idea of Christmas cookies, pretty pink shortbread decorated with sanding sugar or non-pareils. They make a lovely gift. Adapted… Read More