Guilty pleasures…. Well, I must say I am more a savoury gal than sweet (as you can see from the recipes posted on this blog), but I must say I do have a hearty Achilles heel for certain sweet [...]
Recipes
As the winter blues cast their chilly spell, enveloping us in dark days and a longing for warmth, there’s a beacon of comfort awaiting in the kitchen. In the brisk embrace of winter, our bodies yearn for comfort, and [...]
I don’t know about you, but in these cold dark days of winter I look to comfort foods as part of my ‘hibernation’ mode. I must say there is something so soothing about a homemade soup accompanied by warm [...]
It is well known that I do love all things carb… assortments of fragrant rice, homemade pastas and ultimately BREAD! The past year of lockdowns and non-existent restaurant excursions has led to my pursuit of upping my culinary [...]
(AKA how to make piragi) I will admit upfront that although we are now entering the second year of the pandemic, I have yet to bake sourdough bread. You may be asking, how will she even be able to [...]
Summer is almost here! Though we have experienced several spells of unseasonably warm and sunny weather, teasing us into thinking summer is here, there have been the occasional inevitable frost alerts that still for some reason take us by [...]
No joke. This recipe will be a keeper for those who have not tried it! Though visions of football game gatherings come to mind when you think of chicken wings, I love it at anytime given how ‘shareable’ it [...]
What is it about the scent of lemons that makes it so appealing? Regardless of the season, adding fresh lemon juice or zest to a recipe truly makes it not only delicious, but also fragrant. Lemons are a hybrid [...]
The chillier weather and shorter days have me yearning for comfort food that soothes the soul. The farmer’s markets are resplendent with their mile high stacks of gorgeous locally grown harvest and I fall easily in love with discovering [...]
T’is the most wonderful time of the year. Well, for foodies in any case. The gardens are lush and the farmer’s markets stacked high with local goodness. For me – with my not so silent obsession with homemade soups [...]
