What is Spanish Romesco Sauce? Romesco Sauce is a brilliant red Spanish salsa made of simple ingredients. Hailing from Tarragona, the coastal province in NE Spain, it tastes delicious with fish and seafood. Romesco’s smoky flavours also pair well with chicken or even lamb. Since romesco is entirely vegan, it’s…
Local Pork Stars The rising price of beef and chicken has nudged many consumers towards the other, often less expensive white meat; pork. Others have begun to include more veggie forward mains into their diets. I love my meatless dinners, like this Lentil Tajine with Whole Roasted Cauliflower but I also…
How Do You Make the Best Roasted Cauliflower? Up until a few years ago I would have told you ‘the best’ cauliflower was an oxymoron. In general, I’ve never been a fan of cruciferous vegetables, having grown up being served bowls of boiled mush on the regular. It’s one of…
January Resolutions Ah, January. Everyone’s least favourite month. Up here in the great white North we’re in the dark and freezing for half the time. For the rest of that time we’re ridding our diets of carbs and dreaming of Christmas cocktails. Whether or not you have jumped on the…
My Kitchen Groove Have you ever lost your groove in the kitchen? Felt like cooking (and cleaning up after) was such a pain in the butt? Maybe there are those amongst us that feel this way all the time but for a food blogger this kind of mood is…odd. My…
Hot Times Call for Cool Cakes Summer birthdays bring to mind idyllic picnics, friends, and mountains of ice cream. No one really wants to bake a cake in the middle of July, but birthdays happen regardless of the weather. Our family LOVES ice cream but have never been fans of…
Dear readers, here it is: The Best Ever Turkey Brine Recipe. Have you been waffling upon the age old turkey question…to brine or not to brine? Have you been using the same method to cook your turkey since forever and a day? Let me tell you, once you start brining…
You read it here folks! What I am about to give you is THE absolute easiest Sourdough Focaccia Recipe you’ll ever find! Sourdough Fever If you already have been afflicted with the sourdough bug, then read on for one of the best ways to use up that cast off sourdough…
Make the most out of ripe Roma tomatoes by preserving them in this simple passata. Simply delicious on it’s with pasta or used in your favourite recipe. Cream of the Crop Once the unmistakeable scent of Autumn is in the air, the giant crates of ripe red Romas begin to…
Sticky, sweet, sour…these Sourdough Plum Cinnamon Rolls are everything you wished them to be and more. Curing Those Night Cravings Late night craving are a funny thing. One night I’m wanting hot buttery popcorn (thanks Netflix!), the next I feel like sour Skittles. There are multiple reasons why I don’t…