Cooking With Mir

Tonight’s dinner: chicken pumpkin curry and paneer pumpkin curry with brown rice, parathas, and sides of yogurt, fried onions and pickled onions.

Ok, this is the last photo of my photo-dump….i think 😬

This was a walnut cake with an espresso buttercream, caramel, and dark chocolates squares. My only regret is that I didn’t make another one for me to eat because the scrap was just not enough!

This special order was for someone’s 80th birthday. The flavour request was very specific as it’s the cake his late wife made him every year before her passing. I was truly honoured and humbled to be given this task, and so happy to hear that it was well loved and enjoyed by the birthday boy and all his family 🤎

Thank you to one of my favourite humans for creating my new favourite human two beautiful years ago. I’m honoured to make these cakes for my boy and to be a part of his every day life. Sharing motherhood with your best friends bonds you in ways that can’t be described in words, and I’m truly so grateful we can be on this path together 🩵

Cake: chocolate cake with vanilla buttercream

Custom topper made entirely by hand: .a.a

When the kids want pasta, it’s has to be “Stefano’s pasta” from . And let’s be real, fresh pasta, especially made with love, will always beat anything else!

Last week the kiddos enjoyed some fresh casarecchia in a homemade tomato and basil sauce, sausage, and garlic bread.

I had a friend and their parents over for dinner a week ago and decided to make some Greek food.

DJ and I officially became friends in grade 9, but we met before then when our martial arts schools used to compete in tournaments. Almost 3 decades later, we are still great friends and still enjoy the company of each others parents ♥️ His parents adore me and my dad reminds him that he needs to make him more hot sauce 😂 It’s truly a wonderful friendship!

On the menu:
Homemade chicken souvlaki (pic 2 is the chicken before I cooked it)
Roasted lemon potatoes
Fresh vegetables
Homemade pickled onions
Homemade tzatziki
Pistachio cupcakes with homemade pistachio cream for dessert

Happy 10th birthday to one of the most incredible little humans I have the honour of watching grow 💜 Thank you Jona and Erick for your continuous trust, support and friendship. All three mean the world to me.

Cake: vanilla cake with cream cheese icing and vanilla buttercream on the outside

Heart toppers and front facing topper: .a.a

Tonight’s dinner: maple glazed wild salmon, two types of salad, roasted potatoes, and butternut squash ravioli from in a simple brown butter and sage sauce

It’s been a minute since I’ve posted but I’m back, baby! 😘

Tonight’s dinner: Super Salad with Pork Schnitzel

The salad included: kale, chickpeas, red peppers, avocado, quinoa, cucumbers, pickled red onions (homemade), boiled eggs, green onions and feta, topped with a homemade Dijon dressing.

The kids loved it, Dom and I loved it, and we all left the table feeling satisfied and full!

Pistachio cupcakes with homemade pistachio cream 💚

Long weekend breakfast: French Toast made with a fresh loaf from , and fruit. Easy and delicious!

When you’re the board-girl in the family. Fruit platters are always a win!

The kids came home with flowers and made a cake for our family ♥️

Last nights dinner: roast chicken with carrots, potatoes, sweet potatoes, zucchini, onions and garlic, with a side of brown rice.

It was such a cold day so this was a great cozy meal to enjoy!

Tonight’s dinner: lasagna soup

Happy Mother’s Day weekend! These treats went out to our kids’ teachers and a few of my favourite Mamas 🩷

Fresh cinnamon buns and chocolate chip cookies to get this weekend started.

Teacher treats, because every Monday should start off with chocolate and espresso 🤎

Baking and cooking for people is my love language, so if you get goodies from me, know that you have a special place in my heart. This birthday cake went to a very special woman who I’m fortunate to have in my life.

A very happy birthday to one of the strongest women I know, 🩷 May the 4th be with you this year as you continue to be the very incredible you xo

Chocolate cake with espresso buttercream, caramel, and Ferrero Rocher.

Tonight’s dinner: butter chicken, dhaal, raita, brown rice, and garlic naan.

I don’t often cook South Asian food, but when I do I’m glad it’s always a win with the kids.

Today’s lunch: homemade crab salad wrap, carrot and cucumber sticks, and plum

When you remember summer is 4 min away so now the whole house is on a summer diet 😂

When you have extra batter, you make cupcakes!

Chocolate cupcakes with espresso buttercream, caramel, and on top.

Vanilla cupcakes with vanilla buttercream.

Cookies and Cream Cookies

Thank you for trusting me with this order for your little star! I had so much fun making this cake and matching cupcakes!

The cake was funfetti with vanilla buttercream. Topper made by my very beautiful and talented friend .a.a .

The cupcakes were half chocolate and half funfetti, both with vanilla buttercream. Edible imaging was done by .d.designs

Wishing your sweet girl a very happy 8th birthday! 💜

Tonight’s dinner: fresh casareccia pasta in a homemade pesto cream sauce, topped with burrata and grilled chicken thighs.

This was an easy and quick dinner to pull together on a day I didn’t have a lot of turnaround time between work ending and dinner time starting.

Fresh pasta from

The result of a friend asking me to test out a new cheese. Grazing plates made with a truffle cheese.

The first plate was made with puff pastry wrapped around the cheese, baked and placed on top of cooked onions, garlic and cherry tomatoes in a balsamic glaze. It was paired with mild salami, olives, and crostini made with homemade bread.

For the second plate I pan seared the tomino and topped it off with pistachio, honey and some thyme. I paired this with spicy salami, pears, Persian cucumbers, cranberry crackers, and the same homemade crostini as the first plate.