Most dishes that can be happily topped with a sunny-side-up egg get immediate brownie points in my book. Add to that a breakfast-for-dinner kind of situation and a flavour-packed oil to drizzle over the eggs and you’ve got yourself the kind of dish I would make on any weeknight. This is the dish I made using […] Read more…
Barbecue season is upon us which for me means adapting a lot of the recipes I’d normally make in the oven for the (great!) outdoors. If you’ve never tried making pizza on the grill, I can’t recommend it enough. When I’m a little pressed for time and want a quick meal, I’ll skip the stretching […] Read more…
If you’re anything like me, you’re always on the lookout for quick and easy dishes to whip up in a few minutes on busy weeknights. I’ve become quite obsessed with seared gnocchi at the moment – I get the store-bought kind, and cook it in a pan until the little potato nuggets get crispy and golden […] Read more…
Homemade pasta is most definitely the kind of stuff special meals are made of, but that doesn’t mean that it can’t easily happen on a weeknight. Case in point with this recipe. From flour and eggs to silky steaming pasta in just about 45 minutes, Thirty five if you’re really on a roll. I’ve usually made […] Read more…
I’d happily have dinner be a successive series of bite-size apps. Forget the main, when it’s warm and sunny, these are what I gravitate to, cold drink in hand. At the moment, peaches are ripe and and perfectly sweet, so this seemed like a natural choice. It’s also the recipe I developed for Loblaw’s PC Black Label […] Read more…
Galettes have always been a staple in my kitchen: they fit my approach to cooking – they’re surprisingly simple to make (but look impressive), are generally packed with fresh ingredients (but still taste indulgent – most generally thanks to cheese!) and can be whipped up in a short amount of time. I make them year-round in […] Read more…