Grilled Cheese and Squash Sandwich
It’s already February. It’s already February, and I haven’t written one post about the cooking I did over the Christmas holidays. If January went by this fast, it’s sure to be Easter in no time. And then summer. And then Thanksgiving. And then Christmas again. If this is aging, I don’t mind so much because...
Best of Edmonton Dining, Snacking, and Drinking
Though Edmonton is not often thought of as a dining destination, amidst the clutter of chain restaurants and fast food, Edmonton has some great culinary talents who consistently turn out top notch food, bevvies, and treats. With my computer nerd hubby getting ready to welcome a whole bunch of fellow internet marketing peeps to our...
Gooey Butter Cookies
Stop reading now if you’re on some crazy New Year cleanse or avoiding carbs, sugar, fat and all things fun. Just stop reading because the next sentence is going to tempt you. I’ve come across one of the best cookies I’ve ever made or eaten in all my 32 years. Please meet the Gooey Butter...
Copycat Levain Bakery Cookies
It took five years and four trips to New York City for me to finally find the time to make it up to the Upper West Side to visit the famous Levain Bakery. There are few “best of” type shows on the Food Network or “best of” NYC lists that don’t mention how amazing and...
Birthday Apple Blondies with Caramel Icing
Although I pretty much eat an apple every day of the year, sometimes two, I do know how much apples represent fall. (Let’s not talk about how it feels instead like winter.) Biting into a crisp apple reminds me of the freshness fall air seems to carry; an apple’s hue signalling my rosy fall cheeks....
Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Loaf
Seeing as how I’ve been strongly suggesting pumpkin recipes in my Clippings posts of late, I thought I should finally get around to doing something with pumpkin. Hopefully this won’t be the last foray because I believe you can safely get away with cooking with pumpkin between September and December. Unsafely, I see no problem...
Chocolate Guinness Cake
Chocolate cake is tough to pull off. Too dry is never a good thing and is too easily achieved when delving into the homemade cocoa gateau realm. When it’s good though, it’s oh so good. So with my Libra husband’s birthday upon us, I figured no cake could be more man pleasing than one that...
Chocolate Caramel Peanut Butter Bars
I think Halloween candy shows up in stores so early because we all end up eating it well before the end of the month. I mean, for the consideration of lunch boxes, candy dishes and movie nights at home, the fun sizes should be sold all year. But then the candy frenzy of October wouldn’t...
Thai Red Curry with Halibut
Foodie culture has pushed aside convenience. When I was growing up, it was perfectly acceptable for Aunt Jemima to make your pancakes or for you to buy your parmesan freshly grated in a tub. Not only must we now do everything ourselves, we must also have the shiny equipment to execute it on. Making cookies...
Banana “Ice Cream”
I think I have excellent willpower. I can pass the candy dishes at work without a second look, turn my nose up at cupcake shops and let the fuss over macarons be just that, a fuss. I’m even fairly (read: a little) successful at rationing any baking I do to a daily treat by putting...
Chocolate-Fig Oatmeal Bars
A good bar cookie can sometimes run circles around a regular old cookie, especially if you’re like me and enjoy thick, soft cookie middles. A pan of bar cookies can be looked upon as a pan of cookie middles for the most part. The edges, of course, get that crisp edge of a regular cookie,...
Heirloom Tomato and Peach Salad
Our short summer season seems to be quickly coming to a close in Edmonton, and so I am rushing to enjoy as many fresh summer offerings as possible. With Okanagan fruits nearing the end of their season, an assortment of gorgeous tomatoes on offer at the markets, and an abundance of mint in my garden,...
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