Side dishes, by definition, most often don’t get prime attention. Seasonal sweet corn, however, can quickly become the star of the show at this time of year. A little salt and butter usually suffices to dress it up, but this is a really easy to add a little more oomph. I always have sumac on […] Read more…
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Berries and Cream
The heat has been sweltering for the past few days so heavy meals have been crossed off the list to leave room for light, no-oven-needed meals. I have popsicles in the fridge (peach and mint!) and have been making chilled soup (you might have seen my cucumber, avocado and chive soup on Instagram!). A few […] Read more…
Herbed Chicken with Summer Salad and Buttered Corn
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…
Halloumi, Asparagus and Watermelon Salad
Putting together healthy, fast and satisfying weeknight meals may very well be the Achilles heels of most cooks. I spend the better part of my professional days developing recipes and coming up with easy dinner solutions for Canadian Living readers, but I do often come home with the eternal, almost cliche, “what’s for dinner?” question. […] Read more…
Rhubarb-Ginger Fizz
My second CSA box arrived last week and, with it, came a bounty of rhubarb. Well, actually maybe not a bounty, but 5 healthy pink stalks. There’s this weird phenomenon with CSA produce where you both get a lot and not very much of one type of vegetable or fruit. Can you CSA endorsers relate? […] Read more…
Snow Crab Rolls
Ask me any day of the week what I’d like to have for dinner and I’ll probably ask for seafood. Whether it’s steamed lobster drizzled with olive oil, lemon and salt, seared scallops on top of a velvety potato puree or clams tossed with al dente spaghetti and white wine, properly cooked seafood always makes […] Read more…