Salt and Serenity
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A food writer and former professional cook, living, baking and creating memories in Ottawa, Canada.
Salt and Serenity
1w ago
If you are of a certain age, you may recall when sun-dried tomatoes were ubiquitous. This was way back in the last century, mid 80’s to mid 90’s. They became so mainstream that they found their way into bagels and cream cheese, wheat thin crackers, flour tortillas and potato chips. They got abused and ultimately ..read more
Salt and Serenity
3w ago
At this point in my life, I should know better than to fall for lines from cute guys with a twinkle in their eye. I’m talking about you Jamie Oliver. Through my TV screen, you smized at me, with those baby blues and told me that it was possible to use mashed avocado instead of ..read more
Salt and Serenity
1M ago
It’s the most wonderful time of the year…rhubarb season! I know it’s a polarizing ingredient, but I can’t seem to get enough of it. I must confess, I’m a rhubarb hoarder. I buy way more than I can possibly consume, and I freeze it so that I will have rhubarb all winter long. How to ..read more
Salt and Serenity
2M ago
Another flavour of matzoh crunch coming at you today. We were gifted a box of round matzoh, and I wanted to create something special with them. After the caramel coating, I topped these with a layer of bittersweet chocolate and a swirl of white chocolate. I topped that with these gorgeous slivered green pistachios, crumbled ..read more
Salt and Serenity
2M ago
I have amassed quite a collection of Bundt pans. My cake decorating skills are rudimentary at best, but with a Bundt pan, the pretty work is all done for you. Just finish with a dusting of icing sugar or drizzle of glaze and you have a gorgeous cake. This recipe is from The Bundt Collection ..read more
Salt and Serenity
3M ago
The Jewish holiday of Purim begins next week at sundown on Monday March 6. The traditional Purim treat are triangular shaped filled cookies known as Hamentashen. For those not familiar with this Jewish holiday, I present to you a basic primer, my version of Purim 101. Essentially, the Festival of Purim commemorates a time when the ..read more
Salt and Serenity
3M ago
I had so many limes in my fridge from a citrus photo shoot I did a few weeks ago and needed to use them up before they dried out. I decided to make a lime meringue pie. My inspiration was a key lime pie, but instead of whipped cream on top, I made a meringue ..read more
Salt and Serenity
3M ago
Cookies are my love language. It’s how I show my nearest and dearest that I care about them. I urge you to bake these for your loved ones. They are a decidedly adult cookie, with a very strong coffee flavour, thanks to the addition of instant coffee crystals to the dough. I used Folgers instant ..read more
Salt and Serenity
4M ago
I love a good Bundt cake. The pan does all the work for you. They look gorgeous right out of the pan and there is very little decorating work to do. There’s a big wow factor with little effort. The trouble many people run into with Bundt cakes is getting the baked cake out of ..read more
Salt and Serenity
4M ago
Today’s recipe is for my cousin Mark. We were recently exchanging text messages and he told me how much he was enjoying my blog posts, but he wasn’t really cooking many of the recipes. He suggested that perhaps I post some recipes geared toward novices, sort of like what Duplo is to Lego! He has ..read more