If you have followed me on Instagram over the past couple of weeks, you’ll have noticed I’ve been cooking up a storm from Jamie Oliver’s latest book, Quick and Easy Food. (it’s not out in Canada until October but I ordered the UK version because 1. I’m impatient and 2. It’s metric. ‘Nuff said) A … Read more
This week’s Cook the Book Fridays recipe from David Lebovitz’s My Paris Kitchen was one I’ve made many, many times before (in various iterations), including as a first meal when I arrived in Australia last week after a very long flight (NOT the version above!). It’s a French classic (so yes, there’s one in my … Read more
This post is brought to you by Grocery Gateway by Longo’s. Summertime means vacation, right? But sadly, all vacations must come to an end which is exactly what happened for me last week. And with that, back to reality and shopping and meal prep. Ugh right? Well, yes but I have a not-so-secret helper who, … Read more
This week’s Cook the Book Fridays recipe from David Lebovitz’s My Paris Kitchen was a simple vegetable soup with a basil purée (pistou, like pesto but without the nuts) was one I made a few days before leaving for France and which I lived off for those few days for both lunches and dinner (quick … 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
Did you know – humans are eating more meat than ever before? But at the same time, vegetarianism is becoming more and more popular (check the #MeatlessMonday hashtag or take a look at recent cookbook releases – so many vegetarian and vegan options these days!). In short, more and more people are talking about meat … Read more