I’ve always loved baked eggs. When I was little, we often had typical French baked eggs which consisted of eggs cracked into a ramekin, topped with a little whipping cream, chopped fresh chives, a good pinch of fleur de sel and freshly cracked pepper and then baked until the whites are just set and the […] Read more…
It’s felt like a long couple of weeks. Life in the Test Kitchen hasn’t skipped a beat — we’re well on our way into our Spring issues (almost moving on to Canadian Living’s May 2014 issue!) and I feel like the Fall months have sort of passed me by. This soup was a welcome pause […] Read more…
If I could only eat one kind of protein forever, it would have to be seafood. Are you with me? Shrimp, calamari, oysters, crab, lobster — I love it all. I also happen to love a generous sprinkle of freshly grated Parmesan cheese on top of any seafood pasta. I know, it’s a big Italian […] Read more…
I’m easing into Fall, can you tell? The secret to this soup is simple: roasting the cauliflower before adding it to the other ingredients in the soup adds oodles of flavour and an almost nutty taste to the cauliflower. If you want to make this on a weeknight and don’t have much time, you can […] Read more…
Oftentimes, simple meals really are the best. When things get a little hectic — as they tend to in the new school year (whether or not your have kids going back to school!), I turn to good old fashioned simple meals with big flavours and little effort. Whole Foods carries already prepared and cooked snow […] Read more…
Sometimes, I struggle with the desire for a Sunday-worthy meal on a busy weeknight. A classic roast chicken, for example, is something I crave time and time again. To be honest, what I really crave are the ‘rotisseries’ I grew up eating in Paris. Chickens are roasted whole on large metal rods, and gently turn […] Read more…