Comfort Foods: A Global Pastry Journey

Pastries. Of any kind. Sweet or savoury. Filled with chocolate, cinnamon or cheese. A fresh chocolate croissant. A warm, tangy, chewy cheese croissant. A fluffy butter croissant topped with homemade jam. A cinnamon bun smothered in icing. Nutella Crepes. A sticky pecan butter tart. Flaky layers of a Millefeuille Alle Fragole . Spanakopita pie. And…

Summer of 2018 – Best Canadian Pecan Butter Tart Challenge!!!

The butter tart – a small pastry filled with sweet buttery syrup that is mixed with either raisins or pecans – or not – then baked to perfection with a crispy top – is known to be the classic Canadian treat enjoyed by many across the expansive country! My favorite of the three varieties of Butter Tart…

Millbrook, Ontario – Pretty Pedicure & Puffy Pastry!

On our way to Mississauga, we had a stop in Millbrook.  While Michael took care of family business at the small government office, I walked the village! I stopped for a pedicare at Nancy’s Oasis Boutique! Nancy is from Millbrook and has owned the shop for 16 years (I think?). This is one of my…