Category: Recipes
Cooking in Season
The Winter Squash Taste-Off
Autumn: the time of year when every cook, I’m sure, has the same burning question: What kind of winter squash is …
My Life in Food
Hallowe’en Fun Food
“The raspberry can be blood… and the gooseberry can be guts… Right, Mom?” this, out of the mouth of my …
Foodgasm!
Fire’s Love, My Favourite Hot Sauce
This post is for all of you out there who don’t like hot sauce that this a) too …
Baking
Maple Pecan Pie for Thanksgiving
Make the best pecan pie ever for Thanksgiving. Just sweet enough, with a crisp golden crust and the rich flavour of toasted nuts and real maple syrup, this pecan pie is a cut above the rest.
Cooking in Season
Fresh Corn Salad
A few days ago, I posted a detailed lesson on how to make frozen niblets out of fresh …
Cooking in Season
How to Freeze Corn on the Cob (off the cob)
Yesterday, I took a small time out of mothering and schoolwork to judge a pie contest. Yeah, it was …
Cooking in Season
Chicken Dinner in a Clay Roaster
Clay roasters make the most awesome and fool-proof roast chicken dinner ever: moist meat, crispy breast skin, flavourful vegetables, stand-out gravy. It’s one-pot, minimal fuss, but looks like you’ve been slaving all day.
Baking
Moist and Fluffy Kefir Pancakes
This rainy Labour Day morning most definitely called for pancakes. Notice I am not admitting that it …
My Life in Food
Dinner Blues and some tasty Crispy Broiled Chicken
Tonight is a good example of how things don’t always go smoothly in Chef Heidi’s kitchen. It was …
Cooking in Season
Frozen Peaches to Die For
Picture the flavour of sweet ripe fresh succulent peaches in the dead of winter. On pancakes, in yogurt, …
Cooking in Season
Apricot Preserves (and how to use them)
This post was more than five days in the making. Ha. I was having a very hard time trying …
Baking
Apricot Dumpling Crunch
This is kind of like a fruit crisp, except better. It’s unique in both texture and flavour, without …
Digital Kitchen/BBQ Thermometer with Magnet and Clock Timer
Asian Ingredients: A Guide
