Author Archives: ladycrowe
Lots of lava! (Without the guilt!)
I don’t eat dessert too often, but when I do I really love it! After careful consideration I narrowed down my favourite dessert to two. Chocolate Lava Cake and Créme Brûlèe. (I hope I never have to choose between them because I will be torn forever!) However, we all know that when you’re [...]
Empanada by any other name…
I’ve always loved empanadas as a mid-afternoon snack, as I got older, it was a delicious accompaniment to the afternoon coffee or tea. Of course, I’ve only ever had them in El Salvador and had no idea that many, many other countries had their own “empanadas”. The ones that I have been lucky enough to [...]
Dancing for fun and fitness
Summer is in full swing, gotta take advantage of every second of it since we get very short summers here in Winnipeg. That is one of the reasons why I haven’t spent much time cooking lately. I’ve also been spending a lot of time dancing. I was dancing 4 hours in a row twice a [...]
The World in your Kitchen 2010 – Gambia and Senegal – Mafé
After taking a hiatus on my international cooking (my time has been consumed by knitting and dancing believe it or not) I finally came back to my good ole trusty 2010 calendar, I did skip the March recipe for now because it was a litte too simple and more of a “snacky” type food but [...]
Tea Time in Vancouver… a short review
I just got back from a short vacation in Vancouver. My reason for going this time around was to celebrate my sister’s 30th birthday but of course I took the oportunity to visit some (not all, there are too many!) of my favourite eateries and to try a couple of new ones in between the [...]
A favourite treat
I am excited to go see my sisters in Vancouver next week. Not only to see them and the beautiful city that I love but also to eat some of my favourite foods. From the Bandara Salad from The Cactus Club Cafe to the best sushi I have ever tasted (keep in mind that I’ve never [...]
The World in Your Kitchen 2010 Calendar – China
Wow, it’s been a busy time. Everytime I wanted to make this dish there was something that came up. Either dinner plans, studying or just plain lazyness. So today I decided to not put it off any longer. This is supposed to be the February recipe from my calendar…. oh well, better late [...]
Best EVER Chocolate Cake
It seems like with me joining Steeped Tea I have gotten off track with interntional recipes. I definitely will continue cooking around the world but lately I have gotten requests from my customers to provide some recipes for either baking with tea or treats for a tea party. In my search to find a chocolate cake [...]
Tea and more tea!
Having a love of tea makes it difficult for me to control myself arond anything tea related. I guess it’s not a bad addiction to have, tea is, after all, very healthy! And it’s the best thing to have around when company shows up. Like the great quote from Gladstone goes: ”If you are cold, tea [...]
The World in Your Kitchen 2010 – Ethiopia
I wanted to share the recipes from my lovely 2010 calendar. All of the recipes are vegetarian and most of the ingredients are very easy to find. If the recipe calls for something unusual it also gives you a simple substitution. I love it! Here’s the recipe for January… Ethiopia.