Hello, winter. I’m not welcoming you per se, but I may be able to better handle your shenanigans when bowls of steaming deliciousness are at my disposal. Bowls such as this one. You all like Phở? It’s a Vietnamese noodle soup and it’s basically a cure for winter. Traditionally, Phở requires hours of simmering a rich…
Recipe Makeover
How to: Seasonal Cooking – Spaghetti Squash Gratin
In an attempt to maintain some creativity in my cooking, I’ve signed up for weekly delivery of a produce box. After winning a sample box from Front Door Organics through an Instagram contest, I’ve decided it’s a great way to inspire new recipes and eat a wide variety of fruit and veg. Also, it gets…
How To: Recipe Makeover – Eggplant Ricotta Bake
When my husband and I were living in NYC for a year I made it my mission to eat as much good food as possible. Over the year I ate some pretty delicious meals – from the best ice cream I have ever eaten to my new favourite pasta dish – there was certainly no…
How to: Recipe Makeover – Grilled Potato Poutine with Mushroom Gravy
I’m not even sure where to start. I am without words. Ok, one word. Poutine (drops mic, walks off stage) This one’s killer, guys. It’s potato salad season and I’ve been looking for something new and cutting-edge. A real crowd pleaser. Things that please crowds: Gravy Cheese Grill marks This, I can work with. This gravy…
Four-Ingredient Peanut Butter Banana ‘Ice Cream’ Sandwiches
I know. So hard to believe! Let me show you the way, friends. I am so. damn. excited. about this blog post. This recipe is the love child of a couple of very famous recipes. The first is from the popular blog Two Peas and their Pod for Two-Ingredient Peanut Butter Banana Ice Cream. The second from…
How to: Recipe Makeover – Twice Baked Chipotle Sweet Potatoes
Coming up with new, exciting ideas for the blog can be challenging. My fave is to use the seasons as my guide, because fresh seasonal food is always inspirational. But y’know…March in Canada is just real bitch for seasonal produce. Hurry uuuup rhubarb! After a good powwow with the gals in my office, I’ve got a…
Easy Hot and Sour Soup
I know. I’m a little behind the Chinese New Year ball with this one. But what I’m not behind on is posting a weather appropriate soup recipe. It is still FREEZING out there. If I need to keep hibernating I think I’m gonna lose it. Fortunately, I’ve been able to rely on warm delicious things in bowls…