Whole wheat, banana berry muffins

02.02.12

Simple and very very healthy, possibly also somewhat tasty, these muffins are a great way to start the day. Should mention that they are egg free and can very easily become dairy free or gluten free. I made mine with wheat germ, blueberries, dried currants and coconut but the possibilities are endless as long as you remember to balance out flavors. Another good combination would be carrot, orange and ginger.
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Ma Maison enters a gingerbread competition

11.28.11

Just in time for the holidays, the Ma Maison team decided to enter a fierce but fun gingerbread competition. The rules were simple, make “something” out of gingerbread was basically all we were told. The construction had to be 2x2x2 feet and everything except the base had to be edible. Ma Maison came up with the idea of a bakery and although our results didn’t win the prize, a few great lessons were learned in the process. Here is what was created and some of the competitiors

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Ma Maison’s Macarons, Toronto

10.13.11

If you’re not familiar with French Macarons, well, you should head out there and definitely try them. Two crispy yet chewy almond cookies sandwiched together with a velvety ganache, or a delightful jam or even better a smooth and subtle buttercream…. what’s not to love?!!? There’s plenty of places around Toronto doing them well but here’s my favourite (I may be a little biased)

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The pig cake

07.07.11

I’m very proud to announce that I have completed my very first novelty cake all by my lonesome. Six or so hours later and 2 kg of butter, 18 eggs and a tonne of red food colouring later, I give you the pig!

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Food in Italy

05.11.11

Here are just a few of the many food pictures we’ve collected in and around Rome/Florence….. Enjoy

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Our culinary adventures in Rome (Part 2)

posted by Lemon Tart on 2011.05.09, under Baking, food, Food pic, lesson learned, Mouthy Bits
05.09.11

With my fellow blogger being so detailed while describing our Roman vacation I’d just like to talk about the pastry side of things. Unfortunately, it seems as though the Romans don’t really appreciate a fine pastry and will just settle for mediocre. The best looking pastries we’ve seen were at a French bakery and that’s not a joke.

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Ma Maison – Toronto

04.16.11

Just thought I would put up some pics of pretty little desserts from Ma Maison in Etobicoke (Dundas and Royal York). Enjoy!

“Le” running shoe

posted by Lemon Tart on 2011.03.01, under Baking, experiment, Food pic, food pics, Good Food
03.01.11

Just thought we’d give good ol’ Cake Boss a run for his money… or try at least! The cake is completely edible, constructed from a simple chocolate génoise filled with chocolate buttercream…. oh and it feeds 30 people easily!

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Homemade Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups

posted by Lemon Tart on 2011.02.09, under Baking, food, Food pic, food pics, Good Food, lessons, recipes
02.09.11

Super simple recipe requires only a few ingredients and a little patience. Before you start, you need paper cupcake cups and a muffin tin (if the mini version of both is available it makes for a better size) and a pot of boiling water for your bain marie.

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Book Review – Sourdough: A Recipe For Life

posted by Al Dente on 2010.11.09, under Uncategorized
11.09.10

It’s amazing. Loved it. It’s small. It’s cute.

Having recently begun baking my own bread, at work and personally, this book was given to me by Ryan, the butcher and charcuterie Yoda at Marben. He suggested I read it to get a better understanding of leavened bread and specifically sourdough. I assume he handed me this book so I could figure out why some of the loaves of bread at work looked like they had done a tour in Afghanistan. Though they tasted just as good as the others, they were just special, which made them my favourites.

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