Jam Streusel Mini Tartlets

Bursting with rustic charm, these easy jam tartlets are a great ending to a family meal. We used cherry jam, but feel free to substitute with your favourite fruit. For extra appeal, serve with a dollop of freshly whipped cream.

Baby Kale Caesar Salad

Roasting all but one of the garlic cloves pumps up flavour to the max without having the overpowering taste of raw cloves. Roast a few extra heads and spread the soft cloves onto toasted baguette slices or crackers for a tasty snack.

Mocha Trees

Lime Curd Cheesecake

The addition of lime curd to this creamy cheesecake offers just the right amount of tang and an extra richness.

Glazed Chocolate Marble Cake

White and dark chocolate batters swirl together in this ganache-glazed cake. Serve with chocolate whipped cream or ice cream.

Bonnie Stern's S'mores Chocolate Bark

There are many recipes and sophisticated variations for chocolate bark, some mentioned below, but I have found over and over again that this riff on s'mores is the one people can't resist. (Not sure if that is good or bad.) The better the quality of chocolate you use, the better the results.

Charred Shrimp and Cauliflower Romesco

Grilling shrimp in their shells both protects the delicate meat from the direct heat of the barbecue and seriously boosts the satisfying barbecued shellfish flavour. It’s definitely worth the extra effort of peeling them at the table. 

Candy Caramel Corn

Everyone's favourite sweet popcorn treat just got a little bit sweeter and festive thanks to added candy-coated chocolate candies.

HAM, CHEESE & MUSHROOM CRÊPES

Salted Caramel Shortbread Thumbprints

The delicate flavour of fleur de sel complements and enhances the sweetness of caramel. If the caramel is too thick to spoon into the cookies, warm it for 20 seconds in the microwave.