From Grill Plan to Pan Perfection: Mastering Flavorful Chicken Breasts with Zesty Lime-Cumin Vinaigrette Sometimes, the best meals are born out of improvisation and a little kitchen ingenuity. What starts as one culinary vision can quickly transform into another, often with delightful and equally delicious results. This particular evening was a perfect example of such … Read more
Homemade Curried Ginger Carrot Soup: Your Go-To Healthy Meal on the Go (with Recipe!) In our fast-paced lives, the siren song of quick and convenient fast food can be incredibly hard to resist. Even for those committed to healthier eating, a moment of hunger combined with a busy schedule can make us an easy target … Read more
Ultimate Grilled Sweet Potatoes with Zesty Orange Maple Butter: Your Flavorful Holiday Side Dish There are some food combinations that just sing, and for me, sweet potatoes, butter, maple syrup, and orange are a quartet that hits all the right notes. Bringing these incredible flavors together on one plate creates a harmonious dish that is … Read more
From Roast Chicken to Hearty Soup: Crafting Delicious Homemade Stock and Alphabet Wedding Soup There’s a simple magic in transforming leftovers into something entirely new and wonderfully comforting. In my kitchen, the journey of any roasted chicken inevitably culminates in a simmering pot on the stove, where its bones and remaining scraps embark on their … Read more
Hearty & Delicious Homemade Cheddar Ale Soup: Your New Favorite Comfort Food Recipe For a long time, the concept of “ale soup” was quite frankly, nowhere on my culinary radar. It just wasn’t something I’d ever considered, let alone craved. My relationship with beer itself has always been somewhat distant; I’m certainly not a connoisseur … Read more
Effortless Entertaining: Gourmet Party Recipes for Your Next Gathering Beyond sharing recipes, this blog has become a delightful window into my culinary adventures and social engagements. Tonight, the spotlight shines on a special gathering hosted by my Mom – a welcoming party for the new curator of the Glenbow Museum. Her social calendar often puts … Read more
Delicious & Easy Honey Banana Muffins Recipe: The Perfect Way to Use Overripe Bananas Have you ever experienced the notorious “banan-avalanche”? That moment when you open your freezer door, only to be confronted by a tumbling cascade of forgotten, rock-solid, overripe bananas? It’s a common kitchen predicament. While a drawer freezer might prevent the physical … Read more
Delicious One-Pot Beefaroni: Your Go-To Comfort Food for Effortless Family Dinners There are some recipes that just instantly click, becoming an indispensable part of your culinary repertoire. For me, One-Pot Beefaroni is precisely one of those dishes. I first encountered this gem back in February, thanks to the launch of my dear friend Jan’s incredible … Read more
From Cookbook Dreams to Comfort Bowls: Crafting the Perfect Potato Cheddar Chowder Every culinary journey, for many of us, begins in the kitchen of our youth, often guided by the comforting presence of a well-worn cookbook. It’s no exaggeration to say that as a child, my deepest ambition was to become a cookbook writer. I … Read more
Avocado, Grapefruit & Feta Salad: A Refreshing Recipe That Redefines Salads For many of us, the word “salad” often conjures up images of a predictable mix of iceberg lettuce, a few slices of tomato, and perhaps some cucumber. This classic, albeit sometimes uninspiring, combination has been a staple since childhood, and breaking free from its … Read more