Penguin Random House Canada sent me a copy of Michael Smith’s Make Ahead Meals: Over 100 Easy Time-Saving Recipes which was such a lovely surprise! This cookbook has over 100 recipes to help you save time in the kitchen. Recipes include soups, stews, slow cooker, casseroles… I am looking forward to checking out his muffin ideas in particular and […]
Carrot, Orange, Dried Apricots & Pistachios Plus Salad Love Review
Recipe testing Salad Love by David Bez published by Random House Canada has been extremely challenging. The Chorizo, Green Olives & Whole-Wheat Pasta was good but the Roasted Potatoes & Sun-Dried Tomatoes Salad made me downright angry. It would all hinge on his Carrot, Orange, Dried Apricots & Pistachios salad. A raw salad with a cashew nut and lemon dressing. […]
Salad Love’s Roasted Potatoes & Sun-Dried Tomatoes Salad
My first salad choice from Salad Love: 260 Crunchy, Savory, and Filling Meals You Can Make Every Day by David Bez published by Penguin Random House Canada went well. Chorizo, Green Olives & Whole-Wheat Pasta receive four out of five wooden spoons. My first test was one that had ingredients I loved. My second choice was a little riskier. Above you will get to […]
Salad Love’s Chorizo, Green Olives & Whole-Wheat Pasta
My journey into the cookbook Salad Love: 260 Crunchy, Savory, and Filling Meals You Can Make Every Day by David Bez published by Penguin Random House Canada has officially begun! As promised in my reveal of the cookbook, my first recipe was one with which I felt extremely confident about the flavours. A lot of the recipes have […]
Penguin Random House Canada Mystery Box Reveal!
I love it when packages show up in the mail! This book published by Penguin Random House of Canada arrived yesterday so I did a video showing it off! As I have mentioned, I am extremely picky about salads and I am a little nervous about this cookbook. I explain why in the video. The cookbook is gorgeous […]
Foodie TV: Own Your Kitchen, Snacking Dead & Saving the Season
Today on Foodie TV I share my first impressions of Chef Anne Burrell’s Own Your Kitchen, The Snacking Dead and Saving the Season cookbooks. I go through them with my first impressions and do recipe testing reveals for each book published by Random House of Canada. Why should I watch this video you ask yourself? […]
Random House Canada Mystery Cookbook Box Reveal
I am so happy to announce that I am working again with Random House Canada! I will not be doing all that recipe testing I did before but I will be sharing certain cookbooks with you, reviewing them and figuring out which cookbook is perfect for whose kitchen. My first box of cookbooks arrived very […]
Crave Featured Blogger – Suzie from Suzie the Foodie
Random House of Canada has launched a fantastic new blog about living a healthy and delicious life called Crave. They asked to interview me for their first Crave Feature Blogger segment, how crazy-exciting is that?! You can read all about how my blog started, my advice to other food bloggers and which famous chef would I […]
Written & Video Review of Martha’s Entertaining: A Year of Celebrations
Anne Burrell’s Braised Chicken Thighs with Mushrooms & Almond Puree
I thought if there was ever a recipe with chicken thighs in it that Reg would like, it would be this one by Anne Burrell from her new cookbook Cook Like a Rockstar published by Random House of Canada. Chicken, mushrooms, herbs, wine… What is not to like? I got a fantastic deal on skinless, boneless […]