If you're looking to practise your dicing skills, then this everything-but-the-kitchen-sink quinoa salad is a winner. Similar to a tabouleh, all the vegetables are diced as small as possible and then mixed with your favourite grain/protein and choice herbs. In this version, I've gone with corn, cucumbers, and tomatoes paired with mint, parsley and green … Continue reading Quinoa Salad with Lemon and Cumin Vinaigrette
One rainy Friday in June, Leo and I and some of our friends drove slightly up north for a cottage weekend. We ate and cooked and drank and played board games, visited the local (and only) convenience store nearby for Kawartha ice-cream and sugar tarts, and had a dip in the still very cold Kahshe … Continue reading Cottage Weekend
Just a quick post for today! Yesterday I had the pleasure of being part of my high school friend's wedding. She planned, designed and crafted about 99% of the whole thing. She's absolutely amazing.
It is a truth universally acknowledged that the most hated ingredients can be made appealing to the pickiest of eaters on top of a pizza. That, my friends, is one of life's greatest mysteries. For example? I spent the first twenty-two years of my life avoiding cheese, but would somehow magically eat pizza. The first … Continue reading Roberta’s Pizza Dough and a Fifteen Minutes Pizza Sauce
Breakfast sandwiches come in many shapes and sizes. While our perennial favourite is the--please forgive us--McDonald's breakfast sandwich, I've become partial to the wafflewich. It's not an original idea, but it's been one we've been daydreaming about for quite a while now. You have the peameal bacon, it's salty and it's meaty with crispy caramelized … Continue reading Peameal Bacon and Egg Waffle Sandwich
Grape and cherry tomatoes are in peak season in summer. They're perfect in quick and simple summer recipes like skewers, salads and make for excellent sauces when you've got an excess after a barbecue (or when you've been rained out from one). Pasta sauces that don't require you to stand over a hot stove are an … Continue reading Quick and Summery Grape Tomato and Garlic Spaghetti Sauce Recipe
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