Donna-Marie spent an afternoon blueberry picking at Berrylicious Farm near Woodstock, Ontario. While she will freeze most of them, this blueberry sauce will be on the breakfast menu in the coming days!
This fruit pie is all about fresh, ripe strawberries. Here they are paired with floral and tart hibiscus and topped with Chantilly cream. The acidity of the hibiscus complements the berries’ sweetness, and this is now a new summer classic for me.
Sweetened with strawberries and rhubarb and made moist and hearty with oatmeal, eggs and Greek yogurt these muffins taste like a sweet treat but are full of fibre, protein and vitamin C.
I want you to suspend disbelief - what olives in a cake? If you have ever been to any of our classes, you know that the Sarafino Homestyle Baked Olives are one of our favourites to use in everything from charcuterie to baked dishes. That's because they are preserved in salt and plumped in oil and seasonings and not a vinegary brine. This makes them more buttery in flavour, making them a crazy, good addition to the cake. It's crispy and chewy with an almost "chocolate-like" taste. Feel free to omit the olives and add 1/2 cup cocoa nibs keeping this a dairy-free cake. (Adapted from Food 52, Charlotte Druckman's Olive (Oil) Cake).