The Little Red Kitchen

Lucie turned six months old the other day. And we held a little party. Why not celebrate six months? It seems like a pretty big accompli...

Growing up in Halifax, Nova Scotia, oatcakes were a coffee shop staple. A cross between a cookie and a biscuit, they were the si...

The other night, Jacques and I invited our friend Bethany over for a meal celebrating summer. It was really fantastic. Jacques chose all o...

Lately I’m making this great little spice cake a lot around here. It really resembles a quick bread more than a cake. I think of it as a s...

  The Christmas baking started a couple of weeks ago around here. A little early, yes, but I had an excuse: I attended a cookie exchange for...

In my last post, I forgot to include the link to the recipe for that pumpkin apple upside-down cake I made for Thanksgiving, so here it is...

Before all the summer fruit is gone from the farmers' markets, I need to tell you about two new, gluten-free fruit desserts we got hoo...

Lately I have been finding lots of inspiration over at La Tartine Gourmande .  Bea has a really beautiful website. She's a professi...

My trip to Halifax in early July was everything I hoped it would be. Fun. relaxed. Full of wedding-ness, family and cake-baking. It felt a...

I’m flying out of Edmonton for Halifax bright and early tomorrow morning. After four test cakes, I think I’ve decided on the cake I want to ...

I have an announcement to make: I am baking a wedding cake! Not just any wedding cake. The cake for my sister Claire’s wedding. The sam...

Visiting food markets in new cities is something I love to do when I’m traveling. Sadly I haven’t had many opportunities. I’m hoping to t...