This weekend will be Burns night - for the uninitiated, it’s a celebration of the Scottish poet Robbie Burns which involves digging into cock-a-leekie soup, haggis and good whisky. Here at Hot Pink Apron, we take our food-related holidays very ... [ Read More ]
It’s Canada Day! Drink a Maple Syrup Martini.
To celebrate Canada's 148th birthday I'm craving something sweet, a celebratory drink that brings me as much comfort and joy as my Canadian citizenship does. Peering into our liquor cabinet, a bottle of Nova Scotia's IRONWORKS, ... [ Read More ]
Pomegranate Seeds to Homemade Grenadine to Shirley Temples
Shirley Temples make me happy. When I sip the combination of sweet grenadine, orange juice, and ginger ale through a bendy straw I feel like I'm a kid again; I'm transported back to my childhood living room, watching the final episode of ... [ Read More ]
Chai Tea Concentrate = Lotsa Lattes & Great Gifts
I am definitely classifying this homemade chai tea latte recipe under AHA Moments. AHA Moments being those kitchen experiences when you take the time to dissect the prepared foods and drinks that you've been buying for years and realize just how easy ... [ Read More ]
Making Cider: From Branch to Bottle
We've posted all through the summer about the fantastic soft fruit crops that have been available over the last few months, with cocktails, cordials and fruit syrups. Come autumn, though, it’s all about the apples. I’m sure there are more civilized ... [ Read More ]
Bottlegreen Drinks & Eats
One Friday afternoon, a few weeks ago, a delivery person balancing a MASSIVE parcel rang the doorbell at Hot Pink HQ (aka Dana’s place). This is a familiar sound at HQ, since Dana is married to Homebrew Brett, a man who can never seem to order enough ... [ Read More ]
Summer Sippin’, Had Me A Blast.
Where I'm from, in Southern Ontario, we've had a weird, wet summer so far. Right now it's hot as blazes and the plants are out-of-control massive from the rain. As a result, my mint patch, which is abundant at the WORST of times, is verging on a ... [ Read More ]
Make Your Own Elderflower Wine
Words and images by Amanda. Here’s another use for your fresh elderflowers - elderflower wine. My recipe is for a sickly sweet dessert wine, essentially fulfilling my desire to have alcoholic elderflower cordial. It also works very well dry, with ... [ Read More ]
The Thirsty Elderflower
Words and images by Amanda. Just as no cocktail cabinet is complete without simple syrup, coffee syrup or grenadine, it shouldn't be considered well stocked without some elderflower cordial in it. The flowery, lemony, heavily-scented flavour ... [ Read More ]
Elderflower Power Vol.01: Cordial & Cake
Words and images by Amanda. Toward the end of this month, I will be making a familiar annual trip to my family doctor with eyes swollen, coughing, sneezing, and feeling generally sorry for myself. I don’t just have an outstanding ability to ... [ Read More ]
Perfecting the Single Hand Meal
Words and images by Reagan Now that I’m out of the really intense new baby time, I can look back and think, damn girl, that was tricky. Yes, it took six months for me to feel REALLY out of the thick of it. Little E is sleeping pretty well, my ... [ Read More ]
Dark ‘N Stormy in Lovely Lunenburg
Last month my husband and I dropped the kids off at Grandma's house and headed east for a much needed mini-holiday sans babies. We landed in Halifax early Saturday morning and were met by my brother, Christopher, who drove us another hour and a half ... [ Read More ]
Salmon, Vesper Glazed Salmon
I wouldn't consider myself a "die hard" James Bond fan. I haven't read the twelve novels and have yet to watch all 23 of the feature films but I do love to tag along for an adrenaline-induced battle between good and evil, and this franchise always ... [ Read More ]
Less Bucks, Homemade Pumpkin Spice Latte
Food blogging has taught me a few vital trends in the social media perspective of the food obsessed lover. My new love for Pinterest has just made it that much easier to follow. Spring brings an assortment of pastel cake frosting, summer celebrates ... [ Read More ]
Cool, Calm, and Courvoisier
A few months ago The Courvoisier Collective (#cvcollective) launched a campaign provoking at-home chefs and food bloggers to create unique recipes with any of the 4 expressions of Courvoisier (VS, VSOP, Exclusif, XO) within the categories of Soup, ... [ Read More ]
Red Clover Lemonade
After months of battling with the dandelions, clover and other green grass killers, Brett thought I had lost my mind when I actually purchased red clover from North Oshawa's farmers' market last Saturday. I'm sorry, but I just can't help myself when ... [ Read More ]
Crazy for Kale
For months my Grandmother has been raving about the health benefits of kale. Sure, I've been curious to try but it's thick, rubbery texture always kept me walking on down the produce aisle to the more recognizable spinach. Don't get me wrong, my ... [ Read More ]