Scroll down for a holiday gift for you (12 recipes!) and info about baking with me in 2026! So my intentions to write about cooking with kids each week after our sessions kinda got waylaid with, well, life! But don’t worry – we’ve had some amazing sessions since we prepared that excellent ratatouille back in … Read more
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
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
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
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
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