Adventures of a Home Cook
While we are still in full barbecue swing I have decided to share my new favourite potato salad recipe. This is not the typical standard creamy potato salad, although it does contain mayo (don’t leave the page- I swear it’s not the usual creamy concoction!). …
Mayonnaise is a divisive condiment. I know that there are many people out there who are repulsed by it and will not touch a single salad that has come into contact with the egg based creamy salad dressing. It also appears somewhat mysterious in its …
I am definitely a carnivore. Judging by the number of meat-centered recipes on this blog to date, this was probably a given. But if all vegetarian dishes were this delicious, I might consider a conversion. This recipe is the embodiment of fresh interesting flavours. A …
I am always in search of a new, interesting salad recipe. This is especially true this time of year, when winter won’t cease and it feels like eons since fresh produce came out of my garden. Everyone expects a fabulous main course. What really takes …
The beauty of growing up in Windsor, with family on both sides of the border, is that I get to celebrate two Thanksgivings. That’s twice the turkey, stuffing, and mashed potatoes; twice the rolls and twice the pies. And after all of those delicious carbs, …
Historically I have not been a fan of kale. It is one of those fad super foods that everyone harps on, supposedly can’t get enough of, and tries to incorporate into meals that they were never intended for. I mean ‘kale chips’, you’re not fooling anyone. …
Every summer my family heads to our cottage in Northern Michigan, where eight adults, a growing number of children and two dogs pray for sunshine and a week of nice weather (it will happen one day!). Cooking for a crowd can be a challenge under …
With Mother’s Day fast approaching it is time to talk brunch. A great brunch has many necessary components: Something sweet- there must be a muffin, cinnamon bun, coffee cake, etc. included. It is the reason why breakfast is the best meal of the day. It …
Every so often a cookbook comes along that doesn’t just provide us with excellent recipes; it changes the way we cook. It changes the way we look at food. I am talking about Jerusalem, the cookbook co-authored by Yotam Ottoleghi and Sami Tamimi. Both born …