Julia Child Vichyssoise in shot glasses

Julia Child’s Vichyssoise

It’s a bit shameful that I didn’t get around to making this – the easiest of all soups – until Saturday of this week, when I received the recipe on Monday. It literally took me 5 minutes to throw together, about 20 minutes of cooking (I chopped the potatoes and leeks very very small to … Read more

Creamy minted pea and yogurt soup

This post was produced in partnership with Liberte.ca Easter is in sight and so for my fourth post for Liberté, I wanted to offer you a little something for your holiday table. It’s a gorgeous chilled minted pea soup, rendered deliciously creamy with the addition of Liberté’s Plain Greek Yogurt o%. This soup was actually inspired … Read more

Les Petits Chefs make Jamie Oliver’s tomato soup, croutons and sticky sponge pudding

A lil ambitious this week, I was. After a 2 week hiatus from Les Petits Chefs due to illness then mid-term break, I had forgotten how long things take with 10 little boys in a science lab!  I chose 2/3 items from a complete menu this week – tomato soup with chunky croutons and sticky … Read more

Coconut chili butternut squash soup recipe

Asian-inspired coconut-chili butternut squash soup

Today I am excited to present you the first of my posts in partnership with McCormick Spices on the occasion of the launch of their Flavor Forecast 2012.  What is the Flavor Forecast? “The Flavor Forecast has been a leader in identifying emerging culinary trends that inspire a passion for flavor for over a decade. … Read more