An old-fashioned beverage to enjoy on hot days is horchata (pronounced or-cha-tah), also a great way to hang on to that feeling of a relaxing summer night this Labour Day weekend … Click on image for more
Horchata – One Last Sip of Summer
Category: Celebrations
It’s Fiesta Friday Night!
This combo only needs a Margarita to get the fiesta going! Click on image for more
Reina de Fresa – Let’s Celebrate!
For Canada Day: "Reina de fresa" (Strawberry Queen), is a light vanilla cake with strawberries and Chantilly cream filling and icing … click on image for more
May Two-Four Weekend – A Truly Canadian Holiday
The first long weekend of the Canadian spring/summer season, when - at last - the warm temperatures seem to be here to stay. Many stores use it to mark the beginning of their summer sales: gardening centres are bursting with seedlings, flowers and other plants; hardware stores offer their new lines of gardening, camping, and BBQ equipment; side-walk and garage sales are popping everywhere ... click on image for more
One Cake, Two Stories
My Mother’s Day was very nice, this past May 13th. I could not make up my mind between two flavours I wanted for my cake, so my daughter cut it in half vertically, and divided a large batch of buttercream icing, to create a “half-and-half” cake ... click on image for more
My Slice of Mexico 