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Make your own Potstickers
A few weeks back, my husband and I went for dim sum with friends and took our one and a half year old. Dim sum is a style of eating Chinese food, where you order a wide variety of small, shareable portions. In some restaurants you order from a menu, in others you pick what…
How to – Make your Own: Crunchy Ramen Noodle Salad
Ahhh ramen noodles. As cliche as it is, I fell in completely in love with them, followed by entirely sick of them in my first year of university. I bought cases and cases of chicken flavoured Mr. Noodle that year. Stuck in a dorm room, a kettle as my only cooking aide, it was the only way…
How to: Slow Cooker – Daal
There is no shortage of slow cooker recipes popping up all over the place now that it’s fall. So why should you try this one? Because. And also, it was a “perfect on the first try” recipe. A simple, healthy, flavourful stew that tastes great right out of the slow cooker and even greater the…
Perfect Potluck Pasta Salad
You want to know my super power? Superior potluck skills. Come now, don’t be jealy. It’s because of all the dang practice I get. I work in a hospital setting on two separate hospital units, with two different teams. Once a week, each team organizes snacks for team rounds where team members rotate bringing the…
How to: Make your own Short-Cut Pierogi with Potato and Caramelized Onion
I love a good kitchen shortcut. Especially one that makes traditional pierogi so light and delicate, I can eat twice as many. Guys. TWICE as many! The secret is pre-made wonton wrappers. If you’ve ever made real-deal pierogi, you’d know preparing, rolling and cutting the dough is at least half the battle. The circular wonton wrappers…
How to: Healthy Side – Simple Brussels Sprout Slaw
Simple is best, don’t you think? When it comes to food and using quality ingredients, I am definitely on team KISS. Recently, friends had me over for dinner (word up Amy and Gord!) and as we chatted and sipped on wine, I watched Gord casually prepare a simple side salad with finely chopped brussels sprouts….