Slow Cooker Cider Ham {giveaway}
After a busy few weeks of traveling, I’ve been getting reacquainted with my kitchen, inviting Clara to wrap on her apron and join me at the counter. Our Montreal winter has been bitterly cold and…
After a busy few weeks of traveling, I’ve been getting reacquainted with my kitchen, inviting Clara to wrap on her apron and join me at the counter. Our Montreal winter has been bitterly cold and…
We’re more cookie people than brownie fans around here, and you’ll find more recipes for pies than bars in the archives. In fact, this is the first brownie recipe I’ve published in five years. Now,…
It felt like I was beating off a cold for the better portion of the holidays. You know that feeling when you wake up and go ‘Uh Oh’ because your throat feels dry and your…
If your slow cooker has a permanent place on the counter during these cold winter months, you’re doing things right. Mine hasn’t vacated its post either, turning out batches of beans, chili, oatmeal and pea…
First things first: Happy New Year! 2015. I’ve been waiting for this date for a long time. Friends, my cookbook release is just weeks away now, with February 10th set as the official launch day….
Our Thanksgiving was over a month ago, back when local harvest was in its peek, our homestead was still green and a vibrant display of colourful leaves carpeted the ground. It wasn’t so long ago that…
Mashed potatoes are premium comfort food, that is a given, but they don’t always get the right treatment to ensure they are fluffy and well seasoned. This post can help. Back when I put myself…
November is the season of comfort food, which for me roughly translates into coffee and cake – at least today it does. Lately I’ve taken to retreating into my warm kitchen in the morning with…
There are few things I like better than creating something beautiful with items I already have on hand. It’s been a running theme in my holiday table decor. Last December I used vintage sheet music…
This is one of those cooking tricks that I’ve always done without thinking much about it, but it’s probably time to share. They say the secret is in the sauce, but these little gelatinous lumps are…
Well, after four and a half years of blogging in this space, here we are with a title that may or may not get me into trouble. It was a short interview with Dan Barber…
For some time now, Clara has been passionately into everything and anything that captures her big brothers’ attentions. In her opinion, they’ve hung the moon and stars and she wants to be just like them. So…
If the current weather is trying to get us in the mood for heading back to school, it’s working. Yesterday morning felt like a brisk autumn day; I sent the boys outdoors with hoodies and socks,…
This post is sponsored by KitchenAid Canada. Melons are a summer fruit we can all agree to like in my little family. Believe it or not, I have one boy who despises berries of all…
When I announced to my boys that they would be making their own lunches over the summer, they responded with an enthusiastic “Yaaaaaay!”, followed by an unconvincing “Awwwww”. Since cooking is technically work, they didn’t…
Yesterday, a glance at the weather for the remainder of the week convinced me to abandon the dishes and the laundry and head outdoors. If I was to get only one day of sunshine, I’d better…
Sometimes a recipe crosses my path and makes it onto my table that is so good, I feel a moral responsibility to share it with the world. A few weeks ago, my mom showed up…
Our first daytrip as a married couple went awry when we found ourselves sitting in an empty restaurant somewhere in the Croatian countryside, starving, and staring at an indecipherable menu. The drive through the top…
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! As we discussed last year, part of my family hails from the Emerald Isle, and as every March 17th approaches, I eagerly anticipate another chance to cook food from the country…
There is a light at the end of the Winter tunnel! Spring is just around the corner and I couldn’t be more excited. Never mind that there are snowflake flurries whirling just outside my window…
There’s a lot to be said about the days before school started. Looking back, everything seemed so easy, and I realize now that I might have been a bit too overconfident on my household and…
When you have a well-stocked pantry, the hardest part of a meal is often just coming up with recipe ideas. Whether you are looking for vegetarian dinners, hearty meat main dishes, or even just a…
I wanted to begin the new year with a challenge to bring your kids into the kitchen more in 2014, but the whole thing felt a little…pushy. The truth is, you already know the short…
I have a love/hate relationship with appetizers preceding a holiday meal. Ideally they should tantalize the tongue, awaken the palate, and leave the guest eager for dinner, but we can all probably agree that they are…