Baby Fish
In order to make life move a little smoother, I like to make my baby food in bulk one day a week. Although with the rate my son is putting the calories back I have had to up this to twice a week. I usually …
Recent Posts
Root Vegetable Gratin and Hosting a Dinner Party
Confession time. I have a bit of a girl crush on Ina Garten. She has my dream job: she owns a gourmet food store and basically hosts parties for a living. I adore how much she loves her husband and how vocal she is about …
Baby Pumpkin Pie
Hard to believe, but this little munchkin is already 5 months old and eating solid foods. Which means that my kitchen has become a baby food factory. I love making my own baby food. It’s more economical, I know exactly what food my baby is …
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake
Every year for my husband’s birthday I have cooked him a special birthday dinner that always includes chocolate birthday cake. When we started dating eleven years ago (wow that makes me feel old!), his cake came from a Duncan Hines box and looked like a …
Smoky Spicy Oven Ribs
Despite not being born in the deep South I have discovered an extreme love for all things barbeque and classic southern cooking. [Is there anything better than fried chicken and waffles? We may need to include a segment on them soon!] But when you live …
Stir-Fry Beef with Black Pepper Sauce
Almost two years ago my husband and I made the decision to move from our mid-town apartment in Toronto to our hometown; a suburb of Windsor, Ontario. There were many compelling reasons for the move. We wanted to be closer to family to help out …
Duck Fat Roasted Potatoes
When my husband announced that he wanted duck for his birthday dinner I rejoiced. Not just because duck is fabulous, both roasted whole and as the main star in leftover creations. The real reason I rejoiced is that I knew duck fat potatoes were in …
The Great Canadian Butter Tart
There are fewer things more truly Canadian than a butter tart. For those of you who have not ventured to the ‘great white north’ and have not experienced the greatness that is a butter tart, they are sweet, gooey and delicious! They most closely resemble …
In Search of a Flaky Crust (aka The Secrets to Successful Pie Dough)
Have you ever felt that you had an Achilles heel in the kitchen? I consider myself an adept home cook, and yet for years I was woefully inadequate in a basic culinary skill: pie crust. It eluded me, it frustrated me, it caused me no …