Spiced Parsnip & Carrot Cake with Burnt Honey Cream Cheese Frosting & Root Vegetable Chips

This new dessert was super fun to create. It's a delicious spiced parsnip and carrot cake with burnt honey cream cheese frosting and root vegetable chips.

The guys from Miele reached out and challenged me to create an extraordinary dish using ordinary ingredients for their #ChefsAtHome campaign currently running on social. 

For this recipe, you can go ‘all-out’ and create the cake with the two layers, add the burnt honey, and the textural root vege crisps -OR- simply create the cake as one layer, top with the frosting, and a drizzle of honey - choose your own adventure! 

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Sweet Potato & Pumpkin Risoni (Orzo) with Crispy Sage & Walnuts

This week's new recipe is a quick and easy sweet potato and pumpkin orzo (risoni) with crispy sage and walnuts. The sweet potato and pumpkin give this pasta a delicious nutty-sweet flavour. Combined with the salty, crunchy toppings, and the creamy goat's cheese, this dish has the perfect flavours and textures all in one.

It is cooked very similarly to a risotto. The base ingredients are sautéed off, then the orzo added, followed by the liquids, and finally, the butter and Parmesan added to bring it all together and gloss it up.

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A Decadent Cheeseboard Inspiration

Here's a little source of entertaining inspiration for your next friends or family gathering. This beautiful, decadent cheese board is filled with some of my favourites: creamy truffle brie on sweet anise tortas, a buttery, tangy blue cheese with roasted walnuts, and a smooth, earthy mature goat cheese with spiced pear paste. Delicious!

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