holiday entertaining

Easter is just around the corner, and what better way to celebrate than with some fun and easy Easter treats? One of…

Brie en Croute is an oozy cheese in a crispy buttery crust appetizer that I’ve served for years. I love that you…

Amaretto Cherry Pound Cake is an old fashioned dense, rich butter cake studded with glacé cherries, golden raisins and infused with amaretto.…

Spiedini Alla Romana is a skewer of oozing mozzarella and crunchy bread drowning in a garlicky white wine and butter sauce. During…

Cranberry Clementine Steamed Pudding is a much lighter, less expensive and quicker version of a traditional Christmas pudding. I discovered steamed puddings…

Gingerbread baking, in any form; cake, cookie or loaf catapults me back in time to my grandmother’s kitchen when I was a…

Caramel Apple Bread Pudding is a gorgeous fall dessert for a crowd. For twenty plus years I’ve belonged to a bookclub, which…

BAKED CHICKEN ALFREDO is a fantastic holiday pot-luck dish. One of my favourite traditions at Christmas time is attending family pot-luck dinners.…

Summer Salsa is the perfect way to greet summer and all the fun to come. It has the perfect combination of sweet,…

Bruschetta has sadly become synonymous with any type of tomato mixture dumped on top of insipid, usually cold, toasted bread covered in…