Baba Marija has the best Good Friday Lunch every year. This year she cooked for 14 people! She made prawns, breaded sole and ustipke (a popular Croatian dessert like a donut hole).
Everyone loves her clam chowder! It is in the large pot in the photo below. It was the first to be eaten! So it was hard to get a photo of it since we were all hungry! Maybe next year!
I received this box full of cookies in the mail the other day from Queen B Kitchen! Inside the box there four flavours of gluten-free dairy free and Non-GMO and whole-grain cookies!
The flavours are double chocolate, chocolate chip, lemon coconut, and orange pumpkin seed. My favourite is the chocolate chip and the lemon coconut but this is my taste, which one is your favorite? I recommend these cookies because they are crispy and delicious.
Date Nut Bar Cake with drizzled Bernard Callebaut Chocolate and Rosca De Reyes Ring Cake with Dates
The date nut bar cake was enjoyed by my family. My son Jure is cutting out sugar from his diet so this inspired me to create a recipe where there was mostly natural sugar. The third photo of the Rosca de Reyes Cake was made by my friend Male to her house for a lovely coffee and other goodies to share in the celebration of this wonderful Mexican tradition. The celebration involves finding a baby Jesus in the cake. If you find the baby jesus then you need to host a party. Well I found the baby Jesus and now I’m getting ready to celebrate the epithany.
What’s Cooking magazine included my recipe “Philly Italian Lemon Ice” in their magazine. Here is the article.
A Dinner with Anna Olson
By Lily Erlic
I had the pleasure of dining with Anna Olson at the London Chef in Victoria, BC on a Thursday evening in 2012. Anna welcomed us like she would have if we had come to her home. She said she wanted to chat and answer questions just as though you had come to her own house.
We began by seating ourselves on stools in front of a large island. Anna showed us how to make a Sweet Potato Soup with Coconut Milk & Ginger. She also showed us how to make the filling for Warm Chocolate Orange Truffle Tarts. Later on, we moved over to the dining area where we enjoyed a three course meal with wine pairings. While she demonstrated, she talked about how her TV show comes together. She works 12-15 hour days! Wow!
The highlight of the evening was when she signed her book for me! It’s called Back to Baking 200 Timeless Recipes to Bake, Share, and Enjoy. I am looking forward to making the recipes in this book. The Hazelnut Ricotta Cake sounds inviting! I also gave her a copy of my book Finger Rhymes for Manners! I signed a copy for her!
I was so happy to meet her especially since I was not able to make the RWOP (Real Women of Philadelphia) dinner last year in Toronto. My husband discovered the event in Victoria and encouraged me to go; I’m so glad he did!
Pizza Express in London, England is our favourite pizza destination! They have great crust, superior toppings and generous amounts of basil! A wonderful experience, seeing the pizza makers create these delectable morsels!
