in the kitchen

2019 cookie recipe advent calendar

Welcome to the EIGHTH ANNUAL KITCHEN FROLIC COOKIE RECIPE ADVENT CALENDAR! As I'm sure you have noticed, this blog is on hiatus. I haven't posted...

no-churn pineapple ice cream {recipe}

Even though summer in Toronto this year has been on the 'cool' side, and it's nearing the end of August, I refuse to let summer die. And what better...

chocolate nutella cupcakes {recipe}

Both my brother-in-law, Dave, and my sister-in-law, Alex, answered with an emphatic "chocolate" when I asked them what flavour they wanted their...

simple butter chicken pizza {recipe}

Feb 28, 2013 | chicken & poultry, in the kitchen, pizza, products, recipes

I have always loved the saucy goodness of butter chicken. Especially on a bed of rice. There's just something about the sauce that I can't get enough of. So I was pretty excited to see that one of the sauces in the set that Summer Fresh sent me to try was Butter...

thai curry chicken stir-fry {recipe}

Feb 26, 2013 | chicken & poultry, in the kitchen, main courses, pasta & noodles, products, recipes

Paul and I love doing stir-fry - it's quick, healthy and uses up any random meats or vegetables that we have handy in the fridge and/or freezer. The Summer Fresh Thai Curry was a perfect complement to this soba noodles and vegetable stir-fry - it adds a pop of colour...

veal scaloppine with mushroom marsala sauce {recipe}

Feb 24, 2013 | beef, in the kitchen, main courses, meat dishes, products, recipes

I love veal scaloppine (even though I have trouble spelling scaloppine) so when I saw the Mushroom Marsala sauce in the Summer Fresh line-up, I knew what I wanted to make with it. Confession time (well, not MY confession), but Paul doesn't like mushrooms. Which sucks...

lemon shortbread bars cookie calendar 2012 – day 24 {recipe}

Dec 24, 2012 | cookies & bars, desserts & sweets, in the kitchen, recipes

Merry Christmas Eve! Well, here we are - the very last day of the Cookie Advent Calendar! This has been an amazing and fun project and I can't believe that I actually managed to pull it off! I want to thank all my wonderful Cookie Recipe contributors who took the time...

chocolate peppermint crinkle cookies cookie calendar 2012 – day 23 {recipe}

Dec 23, 2012 | chocolate, cookies & bars, desserts & sweets, in the kitchen, recipes

For our Christmas getogethers, I wanted to bake a cookie that incorporated peppermint, since that's one of the flavours that makes me think immediately of Christmas (eggnog and gingerbread being the other two). A friend recently shared a great orange mocha crinkle...

oregon hazelnut thumbprints filled with raspberry jam cookie calendar 2012 – day 22 {recipe} {guest post}

Dec 22, 2012 | cookies & bars, desserts & sweets, in the kitchen, recipes

Missy Maki is one busy lady! Not only does she work full-time, she also writes a beautiful food blog AND hosts a weekly radio food talk show. I met Missy when she answered my call for cookie recipes on Twitter and I'm so glad that she contacted me. She is full of...

coconut macaroons cookie calendar 2012 – day 21 {recipe} {guest post}

Dec 21, 2012 | cookies & bars, desserts & sweets, in the kitchen, recipes

Ange is awesome. Not only does she have an amazing food blog that makes me want to move to BC, but I think she may have been one of the first people (outside of my family) to visit kitchen frolic when it started up. You see, I have another (currently on hiatus) blog,...

pecan linzer cookies cookie calendar 2012 – day 20 {recipe} {guest post}

Dec 20, 2012 | cookies & bars, desserts & sweets, in the kitchen, recipes

Whenever I want to feel inspired, I head over to the Iron Whisk blog. Filled with drool-worthy desserts, I always spend way too much time daydreaming about making the treats that Ilan does and wistfully wishing that I could have been even half as talented when I was...

molasses spice cookies cookie calendar 2012 – day 19 {recipe} {guest post}

Dec 19, 2012 | cookies & bars, desserts & sweets, in the kitchen, recipes

I cannot thank Jen enough for being the one who sent me and Paul to our first Toronto Underground Market back in September. Previously, we were either busy on the day of the event or couldn't get our hands on tickets, but a few months ago, I won tickets from Jen and...

dark chocolate sables with sea salt and chili cookie calendar 2012 – day 18 {recipe} {guest post}

Dec 18, 2012 | chocolate, cookies & bars, desserts & sweets, in the kitchen, recipes

One of the best things about learning to be better cooks in the kitchen is that Paul and I have been eating a whole lot healthier these days than we were even a year ago (with much more trips to the market and WAY less take-out). And we're continually learning and...