blueberry crumb pie

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What happens when you have just enough pie dough left for half a pie?  Well, a pie with a crumb topping!  Or possibly a galette...but we'll get to that later. Ha!

There's so much going on in this pie, from the flaky pie crust, to the beautifully blue filling, and delicious crumb topping.  So many textures!  And you also don't have to fuss with getting a top crust on perfectly.  (Although if you're in the mood for something fancy, you can follow this recipe to make a lattice crust for the top!

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rhubarb juice & rum (and almost mojitos)

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Now you're probably thinking....what's with the strange title?  Right?  I know, it's totally weird.  I just didn't quite know what to call this recipe, other than what it was.  Rhubarb juice & rum.  The lazy man's mojito.

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blueberry basil doughnuts

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When I was in Portland a couple of months ago, my friend Clara tried Blue Star Donuts' blueberry basil bourbon doughnut, and it was the inspiration for these!  Discovering new flavour combos and being inspired by local restaurants is one of my favourite things about travelling, and creating recipes as a result is so much fun.

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rhubarb mojitos (& rhubarb juice!)

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Rhubarb juice.  It's my newest obsession.  For real.

Now, if you've been following me for a while, then you'll know that I really really love rhubarb.  Although I usually consume it when it's been baked into a crisp or a coffee cake (possibly my favorite kind of cake ever!).

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vanilla bean ice cream

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So, it's basically felt like Summer here in the Fraser Valley since April....and the number of times Jordyn and I have made ice cream in this period of time is truly tragic.  Seriously, we made ice cream more in Winter!  There are no excuses....all we can do is attempt to rectify this in the coming weeks.

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