The birthday tradition around here is that the birthday girl or boy can choose whatever they like for their birthday din...

Years ago, I discovered the chocolate mousse with raspberries at the Ogden Point Café in Victoria. It was served in a ta...

On Friday night, I looked at the weather forecast for Saturday and was delighted by what I saw: rain. My little k...

If there's one thing I long for, it's counter space. When we were visiting my dad last weekend, I kept looking l...

Syllabub. Looks like it sounds: "Sill-uh-bub." (Even though it looks quite silly. Actually, someone I kn...

My dear readers, I have been trying to make some Christmas treats to share with you. Trying being the key word. After r...

Oh yes, a baked banana. Trust me. This will make you very happy indeed at breakfast time. In fact, it might make you so h...

I’m not sure when I first tasted a rum ball, but I know I wasn’t of legal drinking age. I grew up in a town full of German ...

This recipe is more than half a century old. I wrote it out on a recipe card, copying it from my great aunt Marjorie’s reci...

When I was a kid, growing up in Kelowna on a city lot with a rather astounding number of fruit trees, early August meant pea...