Mac and cheese with caramelized onions and bacon

This post is produced in partnership with Derlea Foods . Many long-time readers will know that I’ve been cooking and baking for most of my life and that my inspiration was my mum. Mum was always baking or cooking something when I was growing up and I spent a lot of my time in the … Read more

Cook the Book Fridays: Seafood Pasta from Everyday Dorie

This week’s recipe for Cook the Book Fridays comes from Dorie Greenspan’s cookbook, Everyday Dorie. Seafood Pasta wasn’t something I was overly excited about making because you know, #seafood, but I was planning to make a small portion of it for Neil anyway. It’s basically squid, prawns and white fish in a tomato-ey sauce with … Read more

Butter-Poached Corn with Egg Noodles from Everyday Dorie in a stainless steel pan on a wooden surface.

Cook the Book Fridays: Butter-Poached Corn with Egg Noodles from Everyday Dorie

This week’s recipe for Cook the Book Fridays comes from Dorie Greenspan’s cookbook, Everyday Dorie.  Butter-Poached Corn with Egg Noodles is a perfect recipe to make in full-on corn-on-the-cob season (right now in Ontario) and I was curious to try this *interesting* recipe. Corn and noodles/ pasta is not something I would think to pair … Read more

Pasta with Sardines, Fennel and Pine Nuts from Everyday Dorie in a non stick pan on a blue and white napkin.

Cook the Book Fridays: Pasta with Sardines, Fennel and Pine Nuts from Everyday Dorie

This week’s recipe for Cook the Book Fridays comes from Dorie Greenspan’s cookbook, Everyday Dorie and was one I knew I wasn’t going to eat. I mean…. sardines? (If you’re new here, I don’t much like fish and especially really FISHY tasting ones like sardines…) But, in the spirit of cooking my way through all … Read more

Cheesy Pasta Bake with Ham from In the French kitchen with kids on eatlivetravelwrite.com

French Fridays: Gratin de Pâtes au Jambon (Cheesy Pasta Bake)

Happy French Friday! Today I’m sharing a dish that is completely Covid-pantry friendly, easy to make (so easy that the kids can make it) and a delicious comfort dish for this “in between” season we seem to be having here in Toronto. It’s the Gratin de Pâtes au Jambon (Cheesy Pasta Bake) from In the … Read more