Simple, elegant recipes that won’t let you down. Real food for real life.
This recipe is pure reto-classic straight out of 1950. No fancy additions. Nothing but sweet, mushy, over-ripe bananas, butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla, flour, salt and baking soda and that’s it. I’m not joking, this really is Mom’s Best Banana Bread…
Classic Italian "Green Sauce", Sauce Verde or Italian Salsa Verde. A cold condiment, it's often used as a dip for grilled meats and vegetables in warmer months. Also, a favourite fast, fresh pasta sauce, when the weather is cold and…
It’s hard to do salad in the winter. Cold weather spikes our desire for comfort food and fatty meats. Call me crazy, but I don’t come in from shoveling a foot of fresh snow and think “Gee, you know what…
Low fat, low sugar, super healthy Pumpkin Muffins. Delicious and nutritious, these little babies pack a whack of seeds, nuts and raisins plus the spicy goodness you love about all things pumpkin. Pumpkin, The OTHER Spice Girl Pumpkin recipes call…
Pumpkin Spice, from pies to lattes, Pumpkin Spice makes everything nice! It’s a weather thing. The sun shifts it's journey and so does our desire for certain flavours. Pumpkin is everywhere this time of year, the humble orange gourde moves…
Autumn and winter, roasting seasons. Sides made with passive effort and deep flavour make life easy. Try something savoury and sweet like this take on an old favourite, Roasted Roots & Apples. Apples pair beautifully with so many meats; pork,…
Loads of ripe tomatoes, a punchy vinaigrette, salami, red onion, black olives and fresh basil makes for a tasty Salami Tomato Salad. Summer cooking for hungry carnivores! Actual conversation in our kitchen on a hot summer day. Thirty-five degrees Celsius,…
A fruit filled summer classic, there are a lot of adjectives that could apply to this Blueberry Buckle recipe. Versatile, simple, moist, sweet... addictive! A coffee-cake-meets-fruit-crisp staple that will never let you down. You can use this recipe with almost…
Powerful Asian flavour with the subtle twist of Indonesian flair. Balinese Inspired Chicken will take your chicken dinner to next level amazing! It’s fair to say that this recipe may not be entirely culturally accurate. Let’s be honest here, I'm…
There's something delightfully tongue-in-cheek about posting a recipe for Pouding Chômeur on St. Jean Baptiste Day from our home in Quebec. Even more so when I tell you that, after seven years of living in 'la belle province', I am…
Take full advantage of fresh strawberries while they're in season with this Strawberry Mango Avocado Salad. The buttery texture of avocado, sweet, sharp mango and red, ripe strawberries tossed with a light, fresh citrus vinaigrette makes for the perfect light…
Sweet and sour, tangy and tart. A fresh blast of citrus to make your seasonal salads sing. Honey Lime Vinaigrette tossed with your favorite fruit, accented with greens and nuts and paired with your favorite grilled protein is sure to…