It’s spring, it’s spring! And with the season comes the harvesting of the spring produce in our growing zone, which fortuitously includes the earliest of potato crops, new potatoes! New potatoes, or baby potatoes, are vegetable tubers that are harvested in late spring or early summer when they are small and immature; if they were…
Month: April 2021
Recipe Post: Homemade Pizza, Two Ways
If there was ever one thing that, if I had to, I could eat for every meal, it would be pizza. With its endless variety of toppings, this cheesy hot meltiness of awesome is one of my absolutely favourite foods, especially when I’m ordering out for dinner (or lunch, or a late breakfast after a long night,…
“Top Ten” lists: Tips and Tricks for Making Perfect Muffins and Quickbreads Every Time
While there are infinite variations on how to make muffins and quick-breads, there are some fundamental rules, tips, and tweaks that can help you lock down how to make these simple yet sometimes elusive sweet treats. Many of the tips below actually encompass all baking, but I have tweaked them to be more geared towards…
Food Facts: Is Your Reduced-Sodium Diet Bland and Boring? Eleven Natural Substitutes to Help You Not Miss Salt
I confess; I consume way too much sodium. Some people have a sweet tooth; I have a salt tooth. My husband once joked that I could probably measure my blood pressure in psi. So, I’m the last one to judge others for having to cut back on their sodium intake. This post isn’t going to…
Recipe Post/Review: Baked Feta Pasta
Ok, ok, I know I’m not much for following food trends, nor watching much from TikTok (though there’s been some awesomely fun stuff on there lately!), but this particular recipe just caught my attention. It seems that everyone and their Mums are recreating this recipe on YouTube right now, from Brit sensations SORTEDFood and Barry…
Recipe Post: Coconutty Oatmeal Raisin Cookies (GF, DF)
It should be pretty apparent that I enjoy developing my own recipes; one of the ways I do this is by converting tried and true “standard” recipes to accommodate certain special diets, as I did with these cookies for a friend who is gluten intolerant. I heard from her recently that she was just finishing…
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