One of the by-products of my butter making experiment was buttermilk.  Buttermilk is great.  I use it pancakes all the time.  Problem is I can usually only find it in 1L formats.  Half the time I say screw it and just make “buttermilk” by adding either lemon juice or vinegar to regular milk.  It works [...]

Yes, it’s that time of year again!  Last year I did a post about what to serve at your Superbowl party which was a lot of fun for me.  This year I figured I would capture the magic one more time!
This year it’s the New Orleans Saints vs. the Indianapolis Colts in Miami.  A group [...]

Salmon is such a staple in my house and I’m forever looking for ways to jazz it up.  Every once in a while I’ll log onto Epicurious and do a search for salmon and see what strikes my fancy.  I came across this recipe for salmon with lentils and was totally intrigued.  I love salmon [...]

A few weeks ago the good folks at POM, growers of pomegranates and makers of POM juices contacted me to see if I was interested in cooking with their products.  Since I’m a fan of pomegranates I jumped at the offer.  Their website is a great resource for recipes featuring pomegranates but I decided to [...]

One of my fave snacks in NYC is the corn on the cob from Cafe Habana in Nolita.  It’s Mexican-Style grilled corn that is slathered in a creamy concoction, dusted with cayenne pepper, rolled in cojita cheese and drizzled with lime juice.  SO GOOD.
Since I’m on a temporary ban from visiting NYC (no unnecessary travels [...]

Around this time of year in Ontario (and probably other places too) fiddleheads become all the rage.  Growing up I remember seeing fiddleheas in the supermarket and thinking that they look totally weird.  I was curious but not curious enough to buy.
Fast forward to yesterday when I was cruising through Whole Foods and spotted TONS [...]

I love a good side dish but in my day-to-day cooking I get lazy with sides. I’ll just steam so broccoli and maybe bake a potato and call it a night. Sure it’s passable but not nearly as exciting as some fun side dishes.
The best sides shouldn’t be relegated to the side of [...]

Are you ready for some football???????
I’m not.  I’m Canadian and football really isn’t a big part of our “culture”.  We don’t have Friday night football games in high school.  I don’t know ANYONE who goes to football games.  We’re a country of hockey lovers and to be honest I don’t think I’ve ever been to [...]

Clearly the love affair with the Barefoot Contessa/ Ina Garten continues. Her Back to Basics cookbook is FANTASTIC!  I kind of want to make every recipe in this book.  At the rate that I’m going I will probably have completed the task by… Februrary.  I’m only kind of kidding.
I didn’t have an overwhelming [...]

The other day I bought a few fillets of sole and wanted some a bit different as a side.  As I was pushing my shopping cart through Loblaws I came across a display of all sorts of baby potatoes.  Now, I don’t usually buy baby potatoes because they always seem like such a scam.  They [...]