Anna Olson

An iconic treat to celebrate 🇨🇦 Canada Day ➡️ Butter Tarts! Here’s my recipe (just swipe through the slides). The secret to a good butter tart with a smooth, silky filling is that little addition of vinegar (or you can use lemon juice). I leave the additions up to you, since it’s very personal. Make your favourite pie dough recipe, or use my recipe, found in the usual places: cookbooks, website, YouTube. I’ve also attached it in my stories.

The pasta, the cheese, the lemons, the sunshine, the people, the history…the Sorrento Coast & Campania really delivered! 🍋🍅🇮🇹

We had such a fantastic group of travel companions (and hungry, too - we consumed over 230 plates of pasta together over the week 🍝), and special thanks to Giovanni for bringing his expertise in creating such a balanced and exciting culinary tour.

Can’t wait for the next delicious adventure, but also happy to be home for the summer. I think I owe you a few recipe posts now!

If you are interested in joining us on one of our culinary tours, it’s best to sign up for Giovanni’s mailing list to get the first postings - we travel in small groups and they book up quickly. We’ve just opened a second Calabria trip, June 15th-22nd, 2027, since the first trip sold out so fast. Check the link from my profile or FTD Tours to learn more.

The OGs! Remember way back, when Food Network was new to Canada? We taped all of our shows in one studio, so we all got to know each other. Shows like Christine Cushing Live, Canadian Living Cooks and Sugar brought cooking and baking to viewers in a fresh, new way.

And here we are, reunited years later at the Chef Showcase. Left to right: and moi.