Pink peppercorn

Pink pepper is hot right now, but the eye-catching aromatic is about far more than just adding a sprinkle of trendy millennial pink to Instagram-friendly food photos. Let’s take a closer look.

I've cooked my cakes in mini bundt tins; however, they could also be cooked in paper cases in regular muffin tins or as a large cake (you’ll just need to adjust the cooking time). The sweet tang of the lemon icing adds a little something something, but should you be wanting to stick with a relatively low-sugar option, simply cook the batter in muffin tins and serve un-iced. You can find buckwheat flour at most supermarkets and health food stores. For my US readers, try and source raw…

Pink peppercorns

They aren't peppercorns, but they have a peppery flavor. They aren't pink, exactly, but rather red. Still, we call them "pink peppercorns" and the French call them baie rose which means "pink berry." In the U.S. we have a frozen yogurt company called Pink Berry, but as far as I know this spice is not available as a topping. But! If they only knew... ...that the berries of Schinus molle, or Schinus terebinthifolius, both species of the cashew tree family, have an incredible floral flavor…

Pink peppercorns - our new favourites.

I could go into a long and detailed explanation about how I was inspired to experiment with some different spices after buying a small tu...

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These ginger spice cookies are chewy, bold and just a hint spicy. Recipe adapted from King Arthur

This simple recipe from “Le Sud: Recipes From Provence-Alpes-Côte D’Azur” recalls mornings in Antibes, a charming seaside peninsula between Cannes and Nice. If you find yourself there, wandering the market on Cours Masséna, make your way to the cheese stall and order the tomette à l’huile, a round of bright white chèvre in olive oil. Or ask for the freshest chèvre and make it yourself, as in this recipe. With a baguette, your afternoon is set.