This festive season, whether hosting a party, bringing potluck to an event, or just having a delicious treat on hand, try serving an Australian lamington cake. Pretty simple to make, this butter cake is coated with chocolate and rolled in…
May is an ideal month to make a Victoria Sponge Cake… and this year, even more so! Named after Queen Victoria, who used to enjoy a slice with her afternoon tea, this traditional cake is still widely eaten today in…
Don’t let the name fool you. Afghan Biscuits are a traditional New Zealand cookie. Although it’s not known where the name comes from, these biscuits have nothing to do with Afghanistan, and are a real favourite with Kiwis. Comprising mostly…
Having survived what we hope is the worst our North American winter for the year, March welcomes happy thoughts of spring. While we see the winter thaw, our clocks move forward one hour to Daylight Savings Time, garden centres start…
There’s something about freshly baked cookies and the holiday season that just seem to go hand in hand. Aside from the inviting scents coming from the kitchen, it’s a great time to get together with loved ones and create various…
ANZAC biscuits are traditional cookies that are associated with ANZAC Day, observed in Australia and New Zealand every year on April 25th. Although first established to honour the fallen members of ANZAC (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps), who fought…
Hamantashen are triangular-shaped cookies usually eaten during Purim, the most festive Jewish celebration of the year. Highly celebrated in Israel, Purim commemorates the saving of the Jews during the Persian Empire. Haman, counselor to Persian King Ahasuerus (Xerxes I), ordered…
Tangyuan, or tang yuan, is a dessert traditionally enjoyed in China during the Chinese Lantern Festival, which occurs 15 days after the new Lunar New Year, ending Chinese New Year celebrations. Although not a public holiday, people get together in…
With the 2016 Summer Olympics and Paralympics officially over, it’s time to look onwards to Japan’s 2020 games, but not before getting to experience a sweet taste of Brazil – Bolo de Fuba. Bolo de Fuba is a Brazilian cornmeal…
Found on breakfast tables in Morocco, Amlou is a sweet and delicious spread made of almonds, honey, and argan oil. Endemic to Morocco, the argan tree produces oil-rich kernels which are extracted to produce the oil. By now we’ve all…
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