a homage to adventure & plant-forward eating
My family has been making some version of frizzled green beans as a holiday side dish for years. This year I decided to level the recipe up with the addition of crispy shallots, and the result is epic. With just seven ingredients and under 25 …
During the colder months of the year nothing is cozier than a roast chicken dinner. My Roasted Spatchcock Chicken with Root Vegetables is perfect for an intimate dinner party, a small holiday meal, or a self-care night in! Roasting the root vegetables in the same …
We are officially one month away from Christmas, and I have got baking on my mind! Every year I like to make an assortment of Christmas cookies leading up to the holidays to help get me in the festive spirit and to give as gifts …
I was fortunate to grow up with the most incredible grandparents. My grandmother, who we called Bonnemaman because of her half-French heritage, was a huge part of the lives of me and my siblings. There were many nights in our childhoods spent at our grandparents’ dining …
This Cranberry Walnut Sourdough Bread is inspired by a loaf of the same flavour from The Collingwood Bread Company, a popular bakery in the South Georgian Bay region where I grew up. The first time I tried this flavour combo, I was immediately in love …
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 …
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 …
‘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 …
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 …
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 …
