Chocolate Marble Madeleines

These buttery chocolate and vanilla cake-like treats are best enjoyed the same day they're made, meaning they're a great dessert to make on short notice. To preserve the freshness of any leftover ground almonds, store them in an airtight container in your freezer.

Rhubarb Ginger Fool

This traditional English dessert, made with stewed fruit and whipped cream, tastes decadent but has a lovely light texture. For a quick treat, cook the rhubarb the day before, then simply whip the cream and assemble before serving. If fresh rhubarb isn't available, you can substitute the same amount of thawed frozen rhubarb—just thoroughly pat it dry.

Creamy Pumpkin Pie

Easy Chocolate Shortbread

You’re only six ingredients away from the best buttery chocolate shortbread you’ll ever have.

Mini Lemon Scones with Strawberries and Cream

Don't worry about leftovers; scones freeze well and are perfect for breakfast. Devonshire cream (a clotted cream from England) is very thick and rich and does not require whipping. Look for small jars in the dairy section of the grocery store.

Custard in Puff Pastry Shells

Share a specialty often found in Canada in Portuguese bakeries. The lemon-scented custard tarts are called Pastels de Nata.

Milk Chocolate & Pistachio Palmiers

Grasshopper Pie

Head down memory lane and enjoy this diner dessert from our new cookbook, Canadian Living Cooks 2003.

Chocolate Hazelnut Doughnuts

This is a modern twist on the traditional jam-filled Israeli Hanukkah favourite – sufganiyot. These are most delicious eaten the same day they are made.

Cheese and Chive Quiches

Use any firm flavourful cheese, such as Jarlsberg, Emmenthal, Gruyere or Gouda, or semisoft cheese, such as Oka or Havarti.