Fall Harvest Salad
I’m a planner, which means I like to plan out a schedule for content and recipes far in advance of the season they would be shared in, but sometimes in the middle of the season, ideas pop into my head that are just too good …
Author: Ashley
Sourdough Apple Fritter Focaccia
I have had many requests to share this Sourdough Apple Fritter Focaccia recipe—mostly from my roommate’s coworkers. The concept for this recipe was born last fall when I experimented with the addition of apples and cinnamon to my sourdough focaccia. As you can imagine, the …
Honeynut Squash Rigatoni
‘Twas the fall of 2024, and I had created a recipe failure of mass proportions. The silver lining to this culinary atrocity was that it inspired the pivot that led to this Honeynut Squash Rigatoni, which, I am happy to report, is far from a culinary atrocity. The first rendition of this recipe was a butternut squash lasagna with sautéed oyster mushrooms and lots of cheese. In theory, the idea was great; in execution, it was a major flop. Lasagne was not the appropriate medium for the delicious butternut squash ricotta filling. Flash forward a year, and I’ve revamped the original recipe to use deliciously sweet honeynut squash as the base for a velvety and luxurious sauce to coat rigatoni noodles and those gorgeous sautéed mushrooms. Continue reading Honeynut Squash Rigatoni
Pumpkin Bread
Fall is in full swing here on the west coast; the leaves are changing, there’s a crispness to the air, and I am craving all things cozy. Filled with warming spices, velvety pumpkin puree, and a brown sugar topping, my gluten-free Pumpkin Bread has been …
Fennel and Apple Slaw with Tangy Dijon Dressing
I have to confess, I have been a fennel hater pretty much my whole life. Despite this, I had the bright idea to develop a very crisp and autumnal cabbage-based salad with apple and fennel. I know, I even surprised myself with this! I couldn’t …
Marbled Miso Chocolate Chunk Cookies
To me, a perfect chocolate chip cookie needs a gooey centre, a crisp edge, and chocolate chunks over chips (sorry!). When I was 11, I was provided lunch at school. The cook at the school made these delicious chocolate chunk cookies on occasion that checked all three of my aforementioned boxes and used both white and dark chocolate chunks (my two favourite types of chocolate). 14 years later, those cookies still live in my head rent-free and were the inspiration behind these Marbled Miso Chocolate Chunk Cookies. These cookies have all the best features of their inspiration with a few upgrades to take them to the next level—miso paste and buckwheat flour, I’m looking at you! Continue reading Marbled Miso Chocolate Chunk Cookies
Roasted Tomato Soup
With the cooler temperatures of autumn beginning to descend on us, I have been craving everything warm and cozy while still trying to hold on to the last little bits of summer. Roasted Tomato Soup is perfect for this transitional time of the year! It …
Spring Roll Salad
Summer is wrapping up soon (sorry to be the bearer of bad news!), but I’m still hanging on to cooling and fresh recipes for just a little bit longer. Inspired by fresh spring rolls, my Spring Roll Salad is a chilled noodle salad with crisp …
Blueberry Crumble Bars
Blueberries are abundant right now, and I just couldn’t resist adding them into a sweet treat. With a layer of gluten-free almondy crust, jammy blueberry filling, and delicious crumble to top them off, Blueberry Crumble Bars have been my recent sweet treat obsession. I’ve made several batches over the past couple of weeks and keep a bag of bars stocked in my freezer for when emergency strikes! Continue reading Blueberry Crumble Bars
How to Spend a Day on Bowen Island
One of the things I have loved the most about living in Vancouver is the proximity to nature and cool destinations. Take Bowen Island, for example. Just a 20-minute ferry ride away from Horseshoe Bay Terminal, Bowen Island is the perfect destination for a summer …
