Grow, Prepare, & Cook, Real Food from Scratch
Talking with my brother and his wife this week, I was struck by how overwhelming cooking supper, (and a healthy one at that) can be for a busy family. Between being stressed out from work, you may even have a young one running around needing attention, and taking care of […]
If you have never had homemade potato gnocchi and only the store bought kind, let me tell you you’re missing out! Traditionally an Italian dish stemming back to Roman times and made with semolina, potato gnocchi is a more modern and regional version of what is a cross between a dumpling and […]
I was approached last week by a good family friend with a question about food. I had never thought of this as troublesome or even difficult for others to do: Stuffed Chicken Breasts!. Here is the question she sent me. “Help me! What’s the trick for keeping filling (cream cheese, […]
I was first introduced to Middle Eastern food by my father who took me to a little hole in the wall restaurant in Halifax that was literally squeezed into an ally. My father used to work a lot of nights and if we (my brothers or I), happened to be at his […]
Carbonara, a traditional pasta dish originating in Rome, is one of my personal favourites when it comes to a quick and easy dinner recipe. While the braised pork hock in this variation will need to be cooked the day before, the assembly is super fast and ideal for a quick […]
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