I knew I wanted to start off the week with this beef and barley soup post but yesterday I started to get nervous. It was above zero, sunny, the birds with singing… do people still want hearty soups to eat at this time of year? I woke up this morning frozen and the snow has […]
The Bread Bible’s Mexican Morning Buns
Michael Chiarello’s Lasagnette
Super exciting, Michael tweeted me about this post: @suzieridler beautiful picture! happy you enjoyed it ;- I used to love watching Michael Chiarello‘s show Easy Entertaining on Food Network Canada. His relaxed west coast attitude towards food and life always made me feel right at home. When I had the chance to pick up a copy of Michael […]
Sunny Anderson’s Easy Shrimp Potstickers
Last week, before winter flattened me with lower back pain, I was still having foodie adventures in my kitchen. I was inspired to make Sunny Anderson’s recipe for Easy Shrimp Potstickers on a cold day in early March. You are going to need a food processor to make the filling. The list of ingredients seemed a little […]
Maryana Vollstedt’s Bistro Stew
For me, one of the only consolations of winter is cooking a big pot of hearty stew. It is one of my ultimate comfort foods. When I saw that the cookbook The Big Book of Soups & Stews by Maryana Vollstedt published by Chronicle Books was on the list of books for me to choose from after winning Raincoast Books’ Cook […]
Carrot Soup Scented with Sesame and Chives by Betty Rosbottom
Cookbook Review: Chef Michael Smith’s The Best of Chef at Home
When I won this copy of The Best of Chef at Home by Chef Michael Smith printed by Whitecap Books thanks to my seafood potato skins recipe, I was so excited! Not only is Michael Smith the food ambassador of PEI, he is possibly the nicest chef on television. Do not believe me? Watch one episode of Chef at Home […]
Melanie’s Spicy Peanut Chicken
Flavours of PEI: Potato and Bacon Soup
Well I am getting to the end of my recipe testing for the cookbook Flavours of Prince Edward Island: A Culinary Journey but I wanted to share a recipe with you for their Yukon Gold Potato and Bacon Soup. First, you can not test PEI recipes without a dish focused on potatoes, right? It is what they […]