Tag: Recipes-

  • Maple Iced Coffee…You’re Welcome

    With the advent of the hot weather here in Ottawa (finally!), I’ve been taking the opportunity to inhale drink my morning caffeine in iced form. I’ve actually been meaning to post my personal method for iced coffee for a while, because it’s so good that it must be shared, but of course, between one thing and another, it kept…

  • Review: Well Fed (Paleo Recipes for People Who Love to Eat)

    I love food. I love growing it, shopping for it, cooking with it, sharing it…yup, I think you can safely say I love just about everything about it. What I love most, though, is that after years of eating an all-too typical North American diet of way too much sugar and overly processed foods with…

  • Recipes by Request: Roasted Curried Butternut Squash and Apple Soup

    Whine as I may about the end of summer and approach of winter, one of the things I most love about fall is a return to comfort foods. There’s just something about sitting down to a big bowl of soup or stew…especially one made from the local harvest (yes, the farmer’s markets are still open–until…

  • Recipes by Request: Vegetarian Gravy

    Every so often, the topic of food comes up in my Twitter and/or Facebook communities, and I’ll get a request for the recipe for something I’ve made. This time around, it’s for a vegetarian gravy I make for the non-meat eaters at our holiday dinners (we celebrated our Canadian Thanksgiving yesterday).  I’ve adapted the recipe from one…

  • The Art of the Salad

    Summertime…and the salads are glorious! They’ve also come a long, long way from the insipid iceberg lettuce, tomato, and (if we were lucky) cucumber ones that my mother used to serve smothered in her homemade version of a 1000-Island dressing. shudder (Sorry, Mom! 😉 ) I am a huge salad fan these days. Filled with colour,…

  • Recipes by Request: Borscht the Doukhobor Way

    I made borscht this past weekend for the first time in years. It’s an amazing recipe, handed down on my father’s side of the family for generations…in fact, it wasn’t even written down anywhere until my mother wanted to learn how to make it after marrying Dad. Mom glued herself to my grandmother’s side on…

  • Recipes by Request: Unbaked Chocolate Oat Clusters

    It was Christmas baking time in my house over the weekend. I didn’t quite get everything done that I’d planned on (the butter tarts fell by the wayside when I ran out of oomph before I got the pastry made), but I accomplished impressive numbers of cookies— including some for the dog—so at least I…

  • Holiday Traditions & Memories with Kelly Meding

    Welcome to my Holiday Traditions & Memories event, where some wonderful authors are sharing favorite traditions and/or memories with you. Today’s guest is Kelly Meding, author of the Dreg City urban fantasy series. Born and raised in Southern Delaware, Kelly Meding survived five years in the hustle and bustle of Northern Virginia, only to retreat back to…

  • Recipes by Request: Stuffed Cauliflower

    Years and years (and years) ago, my parents gave me The All-Colour Busy Cook’s Book for Christmas when I moved away from home. For the most part, it has gathered dust on my shelf—first because I was single, cooking for one, and couldn’t be bothered (and consequently lived on tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwiches…

  • Recipes by Request: Dilly Beans

    Continuing with my ‘preserving’ theme for recipes, I wanted to share one with you for my pickled beans. My daughters adore these—swearing they’re the best thing ever when served with a Bloody Mary. I can’t comment on the pairing idea as I’m not a fan of that particular beverage, but I can say that, even…