I’m sitting on my back patio writing this post as the summer heat rolls in for the day, wishing I still had a stash of these in the fridge. A perfect summer snack. Cold and crispy lettuce, smokey bacon, sweet and tangy tomatoes and a punch of fresh basil? HEAVEN. You know who else would…
Recipe Makeover
Double Chocolate Tahini Brownies
Top five desserts of all time – go! Here are mine: Ice cream Ice cream sandwich Ice cream Ice cream sundae Ice cream Sense a theme? I love me some ice cream. And not just in the summer. I’ve been known to grab a scoop or two in the middle of some of the…
Spiralized Thai Sweet Potato Noodles
In our ongoing quest to improve How to Eat, Dara and I have to decided to double test our recipes whenever possible. Meaning, when one of us feels like we’ve got a real winner on our hands, the other will either ‘yay’ it or ‘nay’ it after a test batch. YAY, people. YAY. Look, we know we’ve…
How to: Recipe Makeover – Crispy Coconut Chicken Strips and Mango Curry Dipping Sauce
Eating chicken strips (AKA fingers – which always weirded me out as a name btw) transports me right back to the big chains restaurants of my childhood. Ahhh, the 90s. No matter the chain, I could always count on a plate of these scorching hot…delicacies, generally complemented by an equally elegant…sugar sauce. Though my palate has matured, chicken strips…
How To: Recipe Makeover – Vegetarian Chilli Loaded Sweet Potato Fries
I’m at a loss for words. Seriously – I sat in front of my computer for a good hour just staring. I knew I wanted to share this recipe with you but the only phrase that kept popping in my head was “MAKE THIS NOW!” I feel like these are a tad late to the…
Recipe Makeover – Eggplant Parmesan
We’ve been teased with a few days of warm weather over the last couple of weeks. But I’m on to you, Mother Nature. I’ve been a Canadian gal long enough to know you’re about to screw us over with a blast of icy garbage. This ‘spring is just around the corner’ optimism hasn’t got me fooled!…
Mushroom Stroganoff
I have been dying to share this recipe. I would be shouting ‘MUSHROOM STROGANOFF!’ from the rooftops if it was at all socially acceptable. Short ingredient list. Cooks in under thirty. A monkey could make it. That’s a classic triple threat, right there. Wait. It’s also just-try-holding-me-back-from-eating-the-whole-pot delicious. Quad threat. I’ve been holding this little recipe…