This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe is Asparagus-Lemon Quiche from Dorie Greenspan’s Baking with Dorie and was the perfect dish to welcome truly spring-like temperatures this past weekend here in Toronto. The fact that I was having a bit of a freezer cleanout and discovered some tart shells needing to be used up make this a … Read more
Sometimes dishes are just screaming to be made from the depths of your freezer, fridge or pantry. This recipe was a happy accident last week in France, cobbled together from a bunch of ingredients originally bought for other recipes that yielded leftover “bits and pieces” that, in a tiny fridge need to be used up … Read more
This post is produced in partnership with Le Creuset Canada A good nonstick pan is a must in every kitchen but given recent concerns about the long term effects of using them, it’s made it a bit of a challenge. I’ve been on the lookout to upgrade the nonstick pieces here in our Canadian kitchen … Read more
This week in cooking club, both Les Petits Chefs and my Cooking Basics boys made Jamie Oliver’s Easy Rustic Gnocchi. Two words I like to see in recipes when cooking with kids – “easy” and “rustic”. Of course, my boys know that Jamie’s easy and quick isn’t necessarily easy and quick in a science lab … Read more
I wasn’t going to blog the recipe for this tart – I came up with it almost on a whim last weekend when we were hosting friends for our first outdoor dinner of the year (stay tuned next week for some tips on that!) and I was looking for a little something extra to serve … Read more
This post is sponsored by Better than Bouillon. If I had the time I would always make my own stock. It is one of the easiest things to make but somehow it doesn’t happen nearly as often as I imagine it should. So, when it comes to adding flavour to dishes like soups and stews, … Read more