
What do you get for being lazy? What do you get for having nothing prepared for dinner? What do you get when you have frozen Eggo waffles in the freezer and some fresh strawberries? You get a little concoction I call – Dessert waffles for dinner! A waffle topped with a smear of nutella, a [...]

In a rush? Need a quick cake? I have a solution. Now, I don’t think I can stand here and call this a recipe but I can definitely sit on my chair and tell you that this cake is delicious and the slight modifications to a cake mix are DELISH! There is no question in [...]

OK. It is Freezing. I mean damn cold. With the wind chill, -32 Celsius ( Fahrenheit conversion -25.6 ). That is down right cold. What better way to combat the cold weather than with a cold dessert. I know, I know…. not really what you were expecting but that is part of the fun. I [...]

The chocolate croissant pudding was accidentally invented by Chef Roger Freedman, when instead of using fresh bread for his bread pudding; he tried out some previous night’s leftover chocolate croissants, and up came this indulgent, chocolaty, buttery and flaky delight. The stale chocolate croissants used in this dish gives it a more flaky texture, while [...]

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Happy Monday to you! Canadian Thanksgiving here at home, Columbus day in the US and what I think is a regular Monday in the rest of the world. I have a special post for you today. Not only do I have a thanksgiving recap from the zesty in laws on Saturday night I have a [...]

Well Happy Monday to you! Sun is shining, birds are chirpin’ and well of course zesty is smiling. I have something to share with you today that is sure to make you smile and feel good. One day a few weeks ago I was offered a piece of this very dessert by a colleague. Now [...]

Hi All Happy Monday! Funny story as to why I picked this post. I am a little tight on time as a last minute trip to Vancouver sprung on me Friday evening with a sudden retrun trip from Vancouver came right after on Saturday morning. I arrive home Saturday night to pack for my conference [...]