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autumn, main dish, recipe, vegetable, winter

How to Feed Vegetarian and Gluten-Free Friends: Roasted Squash Gratin

February 1, 2017

Feeding people with dietary constraints is both rewarding and challenging. It can be tough to find recipes that suit restricted diets but are still delightful enough for a weekend dinner with friends. But when the recipe turns out and the guests are raving, that is the rewarding part.

collaboration, main dish, recipe, winter, year-round

Lentil Tacos with Pickled Cabbage, Tahini Cream and Microgreens

January 16, 2017

I absolutely love tacos for a weeknight dinner. They're not only delicious and have endless topping variations, but they're pretty easy and require very little cooking time. Most of the work is actually done at the table by your guests, so you (the chef) just have to put out the toppings (phew!). For this recipe, the toppings I've selected are ...

appetizer, autumn, main dish, recipe, side dish, sponsored, vegetable, winter

Potato Leek Soup with Bacon Croutons

December 11, 2016

Bacon is an ingredient that immediately suggests richness and indulgence. While I totally understand the appeal, I never crave it. I'm just not a bacon kind of girl (watch out chocolate cake, I'm heart-eyeing you!). Oddly enough, I've recently felt the pangs of wanting the smoky crispness of well-cooked bacon. So of course, I had to act!

autumn, main dish, recipe, sponsored, winter

Turkey Pinwheels with Potato, Cheddar and Apple

September 21, 2016

Disclaimer: Thank you to The Little Potato Company for sponsoring this blog post! All recipes, wording, and opinions are, as usual, my own. Thanksgiving is such a special holiday. It’s hard not to appreciate any occasion with good food and good company, but the autumn air slowly teasing out the colours from the trees makes ...

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Creamy Cashew Curry Soup + Giveaway!

August 23, 2016

Disclaimer: Thank you to The Little Potato Company for sponsoring this blog post. Recipe, wording, and opinions are, as usual, entirely my own. You know summer is coming to an end when the nights get longer and the days get shorter. And while I’m sure my neighbours are all cooking furiously on the barbecue trying to catch ...

breakfast, main dish, recipe, sponsored, sweet, winter

Potato Waffles and Pomegranate Molasses

December 20, 2015

Waffles are one of my favourite breakfast foods. The extra effort required to whip them up makes them a weekend special, and they’re always rated first-class during brunch. But, like any classic, it can also be fun to give them a bit of a new flavour. These waffles are stuffed full of- you guessed it- mashed potatoes! I mixed in some ...

main dish, recipe, summer, vegetable, winter

Corn and Cod Chowder

January 10, 2015

My New Year’s resolutions is to eat more fish. Variety is the key to success, I find, when it comes to a healthy diet. It’s so easy to fall into a routine of eating the same thing every week, so I set out to find easy and healthy fish-based meals, while spending little brain power in actually cooking it. Fish is a very particular ...

autumn, main dish, recipe, vegetable, winter, year-round

Chocolate Chili

November 15, 2014

We all have our own version of a home-style chili. This one is mine! The richness of the cocoa powder blends effortlessly with the chili and cumin, and of course the cinnamon and fennel add a flavour dimension that is just too good to pass up. When making your chili, how long do you normally let it simmer? As much as I am a fan of a crock-pot, ...

autumn, main dish, recipe, winter

Lamb Apricot Tagine

March 28, 2014

I have a visiting house guest for the next two weeks. She is really fun, expressive, silly, and easy-going. But she also sheds a lot and begs for food at 5:30AM. Her name is Leela, and she is my sister Corinne’s cat. Most people wouldn’t consider this the highlight of their week, but I’m not like most people. I love having ...

autumn, main dish, recipe, vegetable, winter

Julia Child’s Boeuf Bourguignon

January 20, 2014

Boeuf Bourguignon. What a deliciously warm and filling meal. The wine-stewed meats and vegetables simmer together to create a delicious scent of comfort food. Especially when you are busy writing assignments! There is nothing better than a little cooking or baking for a productive procrastination dip. This is the classic Julia Child recipe, ...

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