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Pure Simplicity: Fresh Easy Sweet Pea Soup
The hardest part about this time of year (aside from the crushing humidity that usually blankets the whole of Southern Ontario) is the faster-and-faster technicolour blur of seasonal produce that comes...
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Crammed Full: Balsamic Pickled Cherries and a #BSP4 Wrap-Up
Last week, on a warm and sunny Thursday afternoon, I dashed out the door with my small rollie suitcase crammed full of Coffee Crisps and ketchup chips, a cooler crammed full of road trip snacks, and a...
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Secret Recipe Club: Aloo Parathas (Indian Potato Flatbread)
Time for another instalment of the Secret Recipe Club! This month, I was assigned to My Hobbie Lobbie, a blog by Trisha, who recently moved from Mumbai to Sydney. I was already pretty familiar with...
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Making Merry: Brie and Cranberry Bites
It happened again… somehow, December just snuck up on me, stealthy and sneaky-like, bringing with it the usual round of parties and potlucks and baking and shopping and gift-giving and merry-making....
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Coca-Cola Glazed Chicken Wings
Believe it or not, there was a time in my life when I just didn’t get the point of chicken wings. The effort-to-reward ratio just seemed off-kilter to me – too many bones, not enough meat. And then,...
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Game On: Bacon Jalapeno Cheese Dip
Now, I’m not a football fan, by any stretch of the imagination… but I am most definitely a fan of football food. Mostly, it’s because it’s a fantastic excuse to eat all the delicious fattening things...
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Guest Post: Saganaki Shrimp for Cravings of a Lunatic
I’m always happy to help out a friend, so when my friend Kim Bee over at Cravings of a Lunatic asked me if I wanted to send a seafood recipe her way, I obviously said yes. I was tempted to make...
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Wild Thing: Flaky Chinese-Style Ramp Pancakes
When it comes to really popular stuff, I’m notoriously perverse. The hottest new restaurant in town that everyone is lining up for? Meh, not worth the wait. That new band that everyone loves the crap...
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Puff Daddy: Gougeres (French Cheese Puffs)
There’s something a little ironic about writing a post for Bastille Day literally hours after coming home from a trip to England, but such is the life of a (not-so) globe-trotting food blogger. When...
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Pennies from Heaven: Savoury Cheddar Coins
When it comes to snacks, most people would guess I’m Team Sweet all the way, but my true allegiance is Team Salt. Don’t get me wrong… I get chocolate cravings just like the next gal, but it usually...
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Lavash Me with Praise: Baked Goat Cheese Dip with Balsamic Fig Compote
One of my favourite things about the holidays are all the cocktail parties. And not because of the cocktails, either… I’m strictly there for the food. (Okay, maybe not strictly. But mostly.) Forget the...
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Appy Hour: Goat Cheese and Date Pinwheels for #warmtraditions
If there’s one thing I am particularly excellent at, it’s procrastination. I tend to get to the bus stop just a minute or two before my bus does (and occasionally miss it altogether), I often don’t...
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Sgt Pepper & the Hungry Hearts Band: Ridiculously Easy Roasted Red Pepper Dip
There are a few dishes in my repertoire that are so stupidly easy to make that I actually kind of feel guilty calling them a recipe. Take this crazy good dip, for example… all you have to do is throw a...
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Fiddle-Dee-Dee: Pickled Fiddleheads
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Loblaws Companies Inc. All opinions are 100% mine. Fiddleheads are one the surest signs of springs in a Canadian supermarket, usually making an...
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Foccacia ‘Bout It: Tomato and Mushroom Focaccia Bites
One of the ongoing dilemmas of being Canadian is being endlessly taunted by the amazing products sold in American grocery stores. I mean, have you seen the pop aisle in an American grocery store? It’s...
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Positively Radishing: Radish Toasts with Chive Butter
One of my favourite parts of June is the return of the local farmers market. Compared to the bigger markets like the St Lawrence or the Brickworks, the little market at Withrow Park with its dozen...
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Berry Love: Grilled Strawberry Camembert Flatbreads
This is a sponsored post on behalf of Dairy Farmers of Canada. There are so many things I love about June. There’s the extra-long days and late-evening sunshine, the warm (but not-too-hot) weather, the...
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Got Your Goat: How to Make Labneh (aka Yogurt Cheese)
After a cooler (and wetter) than usual spring, it feels like summer weather is finally here… and with it come all my usual hot-weather cravings. I’ve been making iced tea by the bucket-load, grilling...
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Lettuce Eat: Buffalo Chicken Lettuce Wraps with Janes ultimates Boneless Bites
Have you noticed something a little different about my last few posts? It’s probably hard to tell unless you’re looking for it, but you might notice some pretty swank marble countertops in the...
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Down to Earth: Truffled Hot Cheese Dip with Mushrooms
This is a sponsored post on behalf of Dairy Farmers of Canada. When it comes to cheese, I consider myself a card-carrying member of Team Stinky Cheese. Not that I have anything against milder cheeses...
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