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 [...]
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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 [...]
I will admit that lately I have been rather abuzz about honey. Over the years I have been on the hunt for healthy options to sweeten recipes, my herbal tea or simply have a heavenly drizzle on the [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
It’s getting hot in here! As summer draws to a close I reflect back on my early spring choices for my vegetable garden. Full disclosure moment here: I have never, ever been a big vegetable gardener. Yes… [...]
Have you every had a recipe that you were a smidge too intimidated to try? For me it was flattened chicken. I have to say the whole prospect of cutting the backbone out was kind of icky. That never [...]
Do you remember as a kid you’d often be asked “what’s your favourite colour”? A rather innocuous question, but one that quite often holds a number of insights. Because with my work, and quite honestly my personal life, colour [...]
