Show of hands, please: have you ever tried to take a recipe that goes by weight and tried to convert it into cups, or vice versa? Did that recipe work out for you or did it leave something to be desired? If it was a success, then HOORAY for you! Gold star on the fridge by…
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Recipe Post: Slow Cooker Versatile Vegetable Soup
There’s something about these shorter days and longer nights, and the cold, damp wind that seeps through every crack and crevice of your home to nip at your ankles and make you randomly shiver. It’s definitely time to put away the shorts, tank tops, and flip flops of our recent long, hot summer, and haul…
Meyer Lemons: Summer’s Promise in Winter
If anyone has been reading my blog for more than a year, you will know that I go positively loony when Meyer lemons become available in the stores again. These little jewel-like drops of citrus sunshine remind me every year that, as crappy a winter as we may be having in this part of the…
Recipe Post: Slow Loris Chili Con Carne…erm, I mean “Slow Cooker…”!
Sadly, the warm days of summer are a distant memory in this part of the world, but the one good thing about cold, snowy, drizzly, wintery weather is that hearty warming soups, stews, and chili come back in rotation at the dinner table! This bright, colourful chili con carne recipe is simple enough, but delicious…
Recipe Post (updated): Al Trotter’s Signature Spaghetti Sauce (or, How I Got Sh*tfaced Just By Eating Dinner)
I really do love the flavour and richness of my own Spaghetti Sauce, which I posted about HERE, but there’s something about this Spaghetti Sauce recipe that is so wonderful, and delicious, and different enough from my own that it simply needs its own post. Here it’s called Al Trotter’s Signature Spaghetti Sauce, but to…
Food Facts: Say NUTS to Nut Allergies! 11 Great Substitutions Where You Won’t Miss a Thing
Story time! Once upon a time many years ago, I was cadging a ride home from a friend after a week-long vacation with a number of mutual friends. It was a long drive, and the day was hot, so I thought to do something nice to sustain us on our journey and brought along some…
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