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// Flavour of the Month: Jamaica Rum and Raisin

"Our passions make it easy to find our place and true lifelong connections in the larger world." - Suzette

 

The official uploads of our flavour of the month: Jamaica Rum and Raisin and a year after the fact too with its rum-infused mix of two types of organic raisins. My mom actually requested this flavour for last year's holiday family get-togethers, and well, when your amazing mom calls it and gives it her blessing, wonderful things happen, including a licensed signature product which gives back to your native land. Creating fresh, small batch, made from scratch ice cream continues to be a genuine passion, and although I still feel like a baby in the biz, I am always thrilled to see others (family, friends, my work team, and folks I've yet to meet in person, enjoying something I created that took its first baby steps in my cozy kitchen. Thank you for your tremendous support, kind words, and seriously enjoying my product in the quiet comforts of your home or on a larger party/ gathering scale. A few behind-the-scenes snaps of its very humble egg-free beginnings... Happy weekend. ~xx

// Fall Movie Night Homemade Pizza

Three things we look forward to as fall seriously sets in and we are buried in the full cozies of it all is i) our 30 minute evening walks around our neighbourhood to give our lungs some fresh air (+ stretch our aging muscles :)); can't believe I actually said 'aging' as I still feel like a five year old, but alas 'tis true, and our muscles love it, ii) more cuddled up movie nights (indoors of course, blankets included), and iii) new ways to try something new with something traditional and pretty routine. With (iii), it usually boils down to something in the 'eats' department, geared towards our warmer supper hour, with minimal time and fuss. Hello again to the easy homemade pizza toast where we can indulge in a loved seasonal seed bread, warm tomato sauce, cheeses as we fancy them, and toppings that float our boat into the very merry...

// Flavour of the Month: Gianduja (Chocolate Hazelnut)

Right around this time last year as I totally, 110% relaxed on my sister's couch, watching a series (of course I can't remember what series it was now), while gingerly enjoying this irresistible holiday treat, each and every bite-sized moment of it, I casually thought about bringing to life its frozen counterpart. But, it was just a fleeting thought as the holiday flavour was already set, and on tight precision scheduled to go. Deviating from the plan or even the slightest addition to it would have created immense chaos and one thing I try to avoid these days is any FOMO when it comes to our holidays and chilled downtime. Valentines soon came around, and then Easter, and the thought lingered a tad longer than the last, but I wasn't 'there' yet...

As I peacefully settled into summer with feeling a needed calm, lift, and breath of fresh air, I felt ready to do the quiet research to create this desired frozen flavour which required more gentle attention and intricate balance. Good timing as it were, I am so happy to officially debut this month's holiday kickoff flavour: Gianduja (Chocolate Hazelnut)...

 

... with an emphasis on our hazelnuts.

// Chocolate Olive Oil Slim Cake

Hello November!~ Everything about this new-to-me chocolate cake (#2) made with my beloved olive oil I thankfully owe to Deb Perelman over at Smitten Kitchen, which continues to be an every week go-to for inspiration while surfing the net for both work and quiet entertainment. When I made my first Chocolate Slim Cake of the season, it was on a whim, and as unplanned, I improvised with butter as had mere drops of olive oil in-house at the time. Three days later, I found Deb's recipe and was wildly tempted with its-- no eggs (yes, no eggs), and a three-quarter cup of brewed coffee I could substitute, with the probability of being in heaven. :) We've shamelessly indulged in this pitch-black, deviled cake. A third of the cake went to my sister who called while it was actually in the oven 'coming-together', and without any hesitation I found myself deep into the making of another, the very next afternoon. It's been indeed, 'heavenly', and the best part is, I only needed this heavy equipment for the mission...

 

// Fresh Lemon, Salt and Pepper Chicken

It's a toss up with saying Sundays made simple with this easy-feels and flavourful lemon dish that I'd been wanting to try since midsummer but never got around to it and now can't remember why I never did. But, we could say, stovetop made simple. So either way, there's an 'easy' in there somewhere which I think is an encouraging start. :) And then it was delayed further by a week because there was no fresh thyme at my market that week and I quietly flipped with seriously looking forward to getting my hands into the recipe with fresh lemons. Why am I so market-fussy?...

// Flavour of the Month: Lemon Cream

It's unanimous. We support short work weeks and longer weekends. :) And just like that, without any hoopla, searching, contemplating, or even quiet telltale signs, a fun adventure for fall is now on the agenda-- and I'm pretty excited about it with a challenge in the mix... more to come soon. I hope you had a relaxing holiday, and were able to merge into the week, your way. Some of us needed that extra day to steadily re-align the necessaries before returning back to the office. We get that too. :) 

On to our flavour of the month: Lemon Cream, which was and still is a complete surprize for October, especially with just waving goodbye to summer. My planned flavour felt totally out of the loop with...