Author: Sonja

Cafés & Croque Monsieur It’s sugar shack season and time for all things maple! And these sweet and savoury maple whisky doughnuts do not disappoint!!! This is a super easy and quick baked doughnut recipe. But the recipe is elevated with a couple of fun ingredients: whisky salt, and maple whisky. (However if you can’t…

Cafés & Croque Monsieur There’s something soothing about the rhythm of chopping, stirring, grating, kneading… on repeat.  The gratification that comes from making something from scratch that tastes delicious, the fact that I can feed my loved ones and friends from what I’ve come up with in the kitchen – it’s grounding and anchors me.…

Cafés & Croque Monsieur The different shapes, sizes, colors, flavors, fillings, sauces…. the combinations! And when the pasta is homemade, well the experience is elevated once again. I was watching Stanley Tucci and Gennaro Contaldo shop for fresh pasta on “Searching for Italy” and their excitement at shopping for it, their admiration at the color…

Cafés & Croque Monsieur Yes, YOU CAN MAKE YOUR OWN CROISSANTS AT HOME, almost no effort required. Well other than stopping in to pick them up the day before. And may I just take a moment to say, the smell of croissants rising and then baking in your oven is the most amazing smell to…