Adventures of a Home Cook
Carrots are typically thought of as a fall/winter vegetable. Typically they are harvested in the late summer, early fall and they are hearty enough to last many frosts and keep for a long time in cold temperatures. But I love them just as much, and …
In a typical response to the indulgence of the holidays, I spend much of January embarking on a healthy(ish) approach to eating; less meat, no frying, trying to avoid anything resembling a bake good. I forced myself back into our basement workout room for the …
I have a well loved, and gradually becoming an extensive collection of cookbooks. There have been a few that I have recommended over the years and a number of beloved recipes that I have highlighted. Lately, I have gotten in the habit of taking cookbooks …
Since having children I have really embraced the public library. My favourite use is taking out cookbooks as a test run, before deciding if I love them enough to purchase. There are so many books that appear great from the cover and write ups, but …
We should all try and be tourists in our own city. For years I travelled to Ottawa and took in the museums and Parliament, I walked the streets during the Tulip Festival and skated on the canal. And then I moved to Ottawa and the …
Admittedly a wedge salad feels like a flashback from every steakhouse restaurant in the ’80s. They are also one of the least healthy so-called salad options, right there behind the beloved taco salad. I’m pretty sure iceberg lettuce is 90% water with no nutritional benefits. …
Ontario has entered lockdown version 2.0. This one involves a reported curfew, vague explanations on what essential work is and essential outings and once again children learning from home while parents attempt to both teach and work at the same time. Oh joy! And so …
My daughter started her first day of Grade 1 today. She also decided that today was the day she would refer to me as “Mom” instead of the adorable and childlike “Mama” she usually uses. It’s like she’s trying to hurt me. I have always …
I like to think of myself as having somewhat of a green thumb. I have raised garden beds, I order seeds from a catalog in January, I meticulously water tiny plant babies in my basement under grow lights until the last frost. Yet despite many, …
I could make this biscuit recipe for the rest of my life and never feel the need to change. As someone who constantly tinkers with recipes, that is saying something. I have found ‘the one’. No new techniques, Instagram teasing images, or young, attractive recipes …