Mini Donut Muffins with Bourbon Butter and Cinnamon Sugar
As I write, the 2014 Calgary Stampede is in full swing. The city is full of cowboys and cattle, and on every street corner is a pancake breakfast, a smoky barbecue, or some impromptu two-step dancing....
View ArticleSummer Fruit Salad with Ginger, Lime and Mint
Phew. I feel like I haven’t paused to take a breath in weeks. The Calgary Stampede is over, and I actually couldn’t be happier. It’s always so much fun, but my poor body cannot take any more pancake...
View ArticlePanch Poran Roasted Potatoes with Peas
Is it panch poran or panch phoron? My spice jar says the former, but most of the results in Google say the latter. Oh well. Panch poran/phoron is a blend of 5 seeds - namely cumin, black mustard,...
View ArticleCampfire Triple Berry Cobbler
Hello there! I’m back from my adventure in the Great Outdoors, and I have a couple of fantastic camping recipes to share with you this week. I love the challenge of making tasty, healthy food while...
View ArticleLazy Sunday [07.27.14]
It’s the last week of July – can you believe it? The summer is flying by at an alarming pace. Half of me wishes it could slow down a bit so I can enjoy the nice weather while it lasts, while the other...
View ArticleSpinach Artichoke Stuffed Potatoes
Stuffed baked potatoes (a.k.a. twice baked potatoes, jacket potatoes, and a host of other names) are one of my favourite things in the whole world. I could apply my tried-and-true technique and easily...
View ArticlePasta with Peas, Bacon and Mint
I envy those of you who live in temperate climates. You know who you are: you planted your seeds in March and were eating garden-fresh peas in April. For me, the seemingly endless Calgary winter means...
View ArticleCreamy Kale and Spinach Dip
At parties, I’ll often hold off from eating the spinach dip – you know, the ubiquitous mayo-based dip served in a sourdough bread bowl – so that I can swoop in at the end of the night and rip off...
View ArticleRaspberry Rhubarb Crumble Pie
I am currently dealing with a raspberry infestation. We have an enormous raspberry bush that runs the entire length of our house, and this past couple of weeks the berries have begun to ripen. I’m...
View ArticleMatcha Cheesecake Bars + A Review
My best friend and I used to go for sushi together all the time – before husbands and children and grown-up careers started taking up way too much of our time – and we would always end our meal by...
View ArticleSaskatoon Berry Coffee Cake
We recently found a new farmer’s market in town. Well, new to us. It may well have been there for years. Anyway. It’s basically a large open structure in a parking lot with mats and blankets for walls,...
View ArticleCheesy Tex-Mex Breakfast Bake
So I was supposed to be out in the mountains right now, unplugged from the world and toasting s’mores over the campfire. Sadly, the weather forecast was against us: the temperature is going down...
View ArticleZucchini Loaf
The title of this recipe is a lie. Well, kind of. That’s a big dramatic, but I must admit that the star ingredient in the loaf you see pictured is actually marrow squash, not zucchini. The two are...
View ArticleBeet Salad with Fresh Herbs
Holy crap it’s September. I swear that May Long Weekend just happened, and I am un utter disbelief that the leaves have begun to change – in Calgary, at least. It was a busy, happy, hot, beautiful...
View ArticlePumpkin and Yellow Pepper Soup
If you weren’t already aware, food blogs are obligated to flood the internet with pumpkin recipes this time of year. While I love sweet pumpkin baked goods as much as anybody else, I thought I’d kick...
View ArticleRoman Holiday
©iStockphoto.com/matthewleesdixon Hey there, reader. You may have noticed that the blog’s been a bit quiet recently. As you may know, I’m heading to Italy with my husband later this week (!!!!!!) and...
View ArticleHow To Eat Well as a Tourist in Italy
Tuscan vineyard. Buongiorno! I know it’s been a good long while since I’ve posted, but I’ve been a little busy. Specifically, I’ve been traipsing around Italy with my husband eating delicious food,...
View ArticleApple Walnut Stuffed Acorn Squash
Sometimes I like to blur the line between dinner and dessert. Acorn squash is a vegetable fruit (thanks, Google…), so it’s perfectly acceptable as a healthy side dish or a vegetarian main for dinner....
View ArticleHazelnut Chocolate Chip Loaf
In Italy, we often stopped for an afternoon espresso and a bite of something sweet to tide us over until dinner. We found our favourite cookies in Venice, where the coffee shops served buttery,...
View ArticleCarrot Cake Cookies with Honey Cream Cheese Filling
I currently have a carrot problem at my house. We received several bags of beautiful, fresh, local carrots from our CSA over the past couple of weeks, and I’ve been sorely neglecting them. My husband...
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