This Trinidadian sorrel drink is bright red and tastes just like Christmas. I learned how to make it from the

Donatello loves crème brûlée and always orders it whenever it appears on a menu. For his birthday in Decemb

This is a classic, plain chocolate cake where all the ingredients are placed in a bowl and beaten together. Un

Donatello makes delicious arepas. Arepas are different depending on where they are from and since Donatello i

This is the real stuff. There is no instant brown mystery powder in authentic Colombian hot chocolate. And

I made this asparagus wrapped in puff pastry for Tomiko's 30th birthday party. They are simple but a little ti

Instead of a regular old cake for Tomiko's 30th birthday, I made a towering croquembouche! Last year I made he

This is a more grown-up version of regular old cheese and crackers. Adding a bit of pesto, like pesto Genovese

I find that bunches of dill I get at the market are often very big - too big to use up before it all wilts and

Last week, one of my clients gave me this recipe for homemade ginger beer. He made it sound so easy that I wro

This arugula salad is my new favourite dish for summer. It has all the essentials of a great salad: colour (ju

Ontario strawberries are now in season, and since Ryan has been wanting to make his own pie for quite a while

Our aunt made these delicious tequila lime gingerale cocktails for us when we visited her on Toronto Island fo

Our family ordered this Saudi fruit juice whenever we went out for shawarmas - the classic fast food we ate in

When I used to eat meat, I loved smoked mackerel. There was a fishmonger in the town near our Oma's village wh

Saudi champagne was served as a special beverage at restaurants or home parties where we grew up. Saudi Arabi

Our dad always made the best popcorn, and he passed his secrets on to us. We have been eating this for so lon

These waffles are rich and buttery, with a hint of cinnamon. Ever since I made this recipe for the first time,

If you ever get tired of plain water (ooh how fancy you are, that fresh clean water is too boring!), try flavo

This zucchini and thyme tart is not really a new recipe. If you've browsed through the Kiku Corner archives, y

This is an adaptation of a chickpea salad that Meinhilde used to make when we were younger. I can't remember w

This is my go-to oatmeal chocolate chip cookie recipe. It's simple but delicious! I always use quick oats for

I've lived both in England and at sea, two infamous places for excessive drinking. Let's just say that I learn

When Meinhilde and I were nine and ten years old respectively, we moved to Saudi Arabia. Riyadh, our new home

Ryan and I made these mussels with white wine cream sauce over the weekend with leftover white wine. I needed

Donatello and I have oatmeal for breakfast on weekdays. We try to at least start our days off healthy. The ba

This is a quick and flavourful way to prepare asparagus. Over the weekend, we visited Cooper's CSA Farm in Zep

Ryan and I adapted a Nutella stuffed cookie recipe from Kirbie's Cravings. Ryan bought a Nutella stuffed cook

This is a fantastic recipe for Caesar salad dressing that I got from a friend's mom. It's tart, garlicky, with

I adapted this chestnut cake from the Australian Women's Weekly Italian Cookbook. We bought the cookbook in

Shortbread is a buttery cookie from the UK. It's often sweet, so I'm not 100% sure why it's called 'shortbread

This tomato tart looks fancy and tastes divine, but the best part about the recipe is that it doesn't take muc

I love making stir fries for dinner, since they are so quick to whip up when I'm coming home, hungry, from wor

Agedashi tofu is a deliciously light tofu dish where pieces of silken tofu are dredged in potato starch befor

This matcha ice cream is a super easy ice cream. We adapted a recipe from our high school classmates' blog Su

Tofu Dengaku is a tasty meatless dish where steaks of firm "cotton" tofu are topped with a flavoured miso pa