MAX MAKES MUNCH

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Festive Essentials

Christmas, everyone’s favourite season of festivities. It’s a time spent with our close family and friends, a time of indulgence, a warming respite from bleakest midwinter.

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5:30am cake bake

I woke up at 5:30am just to make my wife a birthday cake before she woke up! Combining coverture chocolate and apricot jam, this delicious cake was inspired by the sachertorte.

Wine tasting in Prince Edward County

After months of being cooped up in our Toronto apartment, my wife and I decided to escape the city and take a trip to Prince Edward County to go and visit some wineries. It’s a perfect weekend getaway for those living in Ontario. An abundance of lo...

Hi, I'm Max

And I absolutely adore delicious and flavoursome munch. Seasonal ingredients and sustainable produce combined with the right balance of herbs, spices, acidity and umami are common place in my kitchen. I honestly believe great food is good for the soul, making each day as tasty as the next.

I hope you enjoy sharing in my adventures in food & drink.

More about Max

Hi, I'm Max

And I absolutely adore delicious and flavoursome munch. Seasonal ingredients and sustainable produce combined with the right balance of herbs, spices, acidity and umami are common place in my kitchen. I honestly believe great food is good for the soul, making each day as tasty as the next.

I hope you enjoy sharing in my adventures in food & drink.

More about Max

Latest Recipes

Devils on Horseback

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Naturally Leavened Panettone

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Homemade Mince Pies

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Mincemeat

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Gingerbread Cookies

Gingerbread brings back fond memories of my childhood. Often the waft of freshly baking ginger biscuits would tempt me down the stairs to the...

Candied Lemon Peel

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Candied Orange Peel

When I think of candied orange peel, I think of panettone. Absolutely wonderful ingredient to use in baking. I just used some earlier in a batch of...