How to Make Soup From Scratch
Do you love soup? I sure do. It’s a delicious and simple meal that can be tailored to any season. It contains a wide range of flavors and highlights vegetables in season. Most often, when…
Do you love soup? I sure do. It’s a delicious and simple meal that can be tailored to any season. It contains a wide range of flavors and highlights vegetables in season. Most often, when…
During our honeymoon in Budapest, nearly nine years ago, Aimée and I became smitten with Hungarian cold cherry soup. It was sweet, yet tart, and smooth, smooth, smooth in texture. Some years later, I decided…
Written by Shannon of Nourishing Days So I wrote a big ol’ article about every nutrient you should eat during the winter to maintain optimum health. First I mentioned foods to cut out (like I…
September. These are the last fleeting days of summer and the return of the crispness of autumn, not to mention the kids to school! For me, September brings to mind scarves and warm coats, piles…
I fell in love on my honeymoon. With a cold soup. Yes, I was already head over heels with a tall engineering student, but a chilled Hungarian sour cherry soup, enjoyed on a shady Budapest…
Giant, yellow tomatoes are splitting their sides with juice in my little kitchen garden because I’ve been too busy to pick them. There is this little side project going on around here called “Moving House”…
Lately I’ve been reminding myself of what I probably will be like as an 85 year-old woman.I shuffle around the place dressed in a faded jogging suit, its pockets and sleeves stuffed with Kleenex, and…
The challenge of creating a spectacular-or at least edible-dish out of fridge odds and ends is one that I have always relished. I believe it to be a sign of a good cook: creative, resourceful…
January should be dubbed the Month of Soups. I mean is there anything you are craving more after the blitz of holiday feasting? What else could be more ideal to beat the January blahs when…
An easy, overnight dinner roll that’s brushed with pesto and served as a side dish for soups and pastas. There’s always a place on the table for a soft, squishy pull-apart dinner roll, and these…
A rustic, comforting fish chowder that comes together easily and is ready in under an hour. My new favourite chowder is fragrant and brothy, filled with chunks of haddock and tender white potatoes. A maritimer…
Ten recipes for cooking and baking with the versatile winter beet. Inspiration for every meal of the day, plus dessert. Beets are coming home with me at every farmers market these days. Not merely because…
A classic winter soup meets a comforting braised dinner in this French Onion Pot Roast recipe mash-up. It’s a delicious one-pot meal from the pantry that is full of flavour, and freezer friendly, too. After…
My recipe for extra crunchy kale chips is simple and fun to make. It’s a healthy snack that the whole family loves! Superfoods unite in this healthy snack of crispy kale chips coated in chia,…
I whipped up a particularly delicious sandwich the other day. A lunch for one, now that we are back in a school/work routine. I had used up leftovers, with favourable results, and it got me…
Ready in 30 minutes, this simple skillet cornbread has been a favourite side dish of mine for years. Great with soups, stews and chili, it’s essential fall comfort food. When I was growing up, simple…
Everyone needs a quick and reliable side dish, preferably something green to balance out the meal. Broccoli is one of the vegetables that my whole family tolerates (yes, I still deal with selective eaters) and…
My simple method shows how to make easy poached chicken for meal prep. The post includes tips for keeping it moist and recipe ideas for shredded chicken. This won’t be the most alluring recipe I’ve…
Today I’m sharing a handful of cherished Ukrainian recipes that anyone can prepare at home. It’s a humble cuisine that is steeped in tradition, rooted in love and shared with pride. Over the past year,…
I‘m writing this post while sitting on one of my kitchen stools, glancing around to see what I reach for daily. Cupboards and drawers are gaping to show their contents while I take notes. Just…
Hello 2023! Dear Readers, I’ve never been great at following food trends or blogging for the masses. I write what is close to my heart. I might craft a post about Paska bread prompted by…
18 simple, practical strategies for the home cook on how to eat well and spend less. Here in the Simple Bites kitchen, we’re in a season of frugal eating. It’s post-Thanksgiving and pre-Christmas. Birthdays are…
Simple and celebratory, this Ukrainian garlic bread wreath with baked brie makes a sensational appetizer or side dish. In the Simple Bites kitchen, bread baking is synonymous with fall. The cooler temperatures practically require a…
A practical round-up of family favourite recipes that are all make-ahead dishes. These best batch cooking recipes for fall are all freezer-friendly. The door had barely closed on my kiddos, off to their first day…