Sure to please every chocoholic, these brownies are so chocolaty that there is no need for icing.
Small Forelle pears are just the right size to serve with ham. You can bake them up to five days ahead and they are a novel change from the usual cranberry sauce that goes along with the turkey.
Jostaberries are a gooseberry-black currant hybrid originating in Europe but now grown in western Canada. In order to duplicate their intense flavour and deep colour, we use the original berries.
These dark, delicious, intensely choco-laty cookies are just the thing when you want a chocolate fix. Team them up with your beverage of choice: milk, tea, chai or cappuccino.
These brownies are best made a day ahead because they become even more fudgy with the wait. Courtney can serve them on their own or turn them into a brownie sundae by adding vanilla ice cream, a drizzle of chocolate sauce and either nuts or fruit.
This retro dessert gets an update with a homemade cherry topping. Serve it right from the fridge so the squares cut nicely.
Welcome guests with the tiniest pancakes — a golden, corn-studded Canadian version of traditional Russian blini — and a glass of wine or, if you like, champagne.
If the kids love Caesar salad, they'll appreciate this version of the classic — updated with radicchio and crunchy herbed croutons. Light mayonnaise and no oil cut the fat.