Cajeta Ice Cream with Salted Churro Popcorn
Last Fall, Chelsea posted her recipe for Cajeta– a sinfully delicious Mexican caramel. I usually shy away from making my own caramel since it involves things like candy thermometers, scalding hot sugar...
View ArticleRoasted Red Pepper Hummus with Pomegranate Molasses
The perfect hummus recipe is very much like an exceptional bread recipe- all about technique and a perfect slate for creative inclusions. While I have been known to whip up a lazy hummus with canned...
View ArticleApple Cinnamon Ricotta Scones with Whiskey Glaze
The hardest part is starting. I find this to be true of a great many things; new jobs, relationships, exercise, new (or old but somewhat forgotten) hobbies. I dedicate my time fiercely and passionately...
View ArticleGratuitous Cheeseburger Pizza
‘Gratuitous’ might be the wrong word- this pizza is totally necessary. Perhaps ‘excessive’ or ‘over-the-top,’ although the concept behind this recipe is much more gluttonous than the actual result....
View ArticleBeer n’ Bacon Jam
As many of you know, I don’t have much of a sweet tooth. On the bright side, this means the hordes of Christmas baking and overloaded gift baskets that cross my path this time of year don’t tempt me...
View ArticleMarry Me Meatballs
Habit [hab-it]: an acquired behavior pattern regularly followed until it has become almost involuntary. Making good habits can be hard, breaking bad habits can be hard, but a habit by definition is...
View ArticleCaramelized Pork & Lemongrass Stir-fry
Ever have days where you’re so busy or tired that it’s unequivocally a take-out dinner day? Sure, you do. How about having a day like that and then complaining to your...
View ArticleHow To: Cook the Perfect Spaghetti Squash
Who needs a guide on how to cook spaghetti squash? Cut it lengthwise from base to stem, maybe give it some oil, salt and pepper (or maybe not) and throw it in the oven. Skin up, skin down, whatever....
View ArticlePerfect Pastitsio
Over the months Chelsea and I spent on our blog sabbatical, I must have made pastitsio at least a dozen times. Pastitsio is a Greek pasta bake- rich tomato meat sauce, warming spices, creamy bechamel…...
View ArticleMediterranean Greek Yogurt Dip
‘Tis the season for appetizers – aka one of my favourite food groups. There’s something so satisfying about eating a little bit of a lot of things, don’t you think? A little nibble here, a bite there,...
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