There are few more traditionally historical British Christmastime recipes as a mincemeat (“mince”) pie or tart; but outside of the British Isles, they’re not as well-known. In a nutshell, traditional mincemeat pie was a savoury pastry, and did contain actual meat; the pies were originally quite a good size, filled with a mixture of finely…
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Recipe Post: Air Fryer Rotisserie-Style Whole Chicken
I’ve had my air fryer for a few years now; I’ll admit I haven’t used it as much as I had originally intended to when I first received it, but a lot of recipes were either for larger portions than my family could eat, or primarily meat-based. This recipe is both of those things (haha),…
Recipe Post: Roasted Vegetable Soup
It’s looking promising for spring around these parts recently (jinx! I need to knock on some wood, STAT), but the weather is still occasionally nippy enough in my region of Canada that a lunch time bowl of soup is still very inviting and comforting. This is one of my very favourite soups, in that it’s…
Recipe Post: Puff Pastry Raspberry Chocolate Cream Cheese Bites
Confession time; I, a trained pastry chef, do not make my own puff pastry. I mean, it’s a real labour of love, not to mention time, energy, and patience. And with some really high-quality frozen puff pastry available in grocery stores these days, my question is, why would anyone go through the effort when it’s…
Back to Basics: Pantry Staples – Tinned Tomatoes and Tomato Products
Now we’ve been dealing with the Virus That Shall Not Be Named for several months now, I feel like I may be somewhat late to the table with this advice. However, I feel that in this new year there may be a few people still out there who have decided the drive-through and Uber Eats…
Recipe Post: Buffalo Cauliflower Wraps
I know I’ve been posting a boatload of recipes starring or including cauliflower lately (see my posts on Cauliflower Steak, Beer Battered Vegan “Fish” and Chips, Sneaky Veggie Mac and Cheese, and Cauliflower Cheese Pie), but I’ve been turned into a real convert about how versatile and delicious this humble vegetable can be. Move over,…
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