I think if you asked 10 people what their top 5 favorite foods are. 8 out of the 10 would say Pizza is among the top 5. With over 350 slices of pizza being eaten every second and with the average American eating about 46 slices per year. It just shows the popularity of this [...]

Babka is one of those specialty breads that are traditionally made during the holiday seasons. For me, I think Babka, especially with chocolate and hazelnuts, is good anytime of the year. This tasty recipe is using the Jewish version which is more like a bread than a cake. I used a rich dark chocolate with [...]

As I mentioned in a previous post, I love going to food shows to see what is new and trendy these days. While I was at “Eat Vancouver”, one of the largest food shows here in Vancouver, I bought some vanilla sugar. It sat in my cupboard for at least 6 month and I had [...]

These Semolina Panini buns are the type of buns you would find in many bakeries in Southern Italy. Semolina is one of my favorite ingredients to add when making bread. I really enjoy the unique flavor that it brings. Semolina is a grainy, hard durum wheat that has not yet been ground into flour. So, [...]