I grew up enjoying potato latkes in my old hood and then when I was out east I learned how to make Out of Old Nova Scotia Kitchens’ Irish Potato Cakes. Both, totally delicious. Now I have made them my own and enjoy them as a side dish with dinner or brunch. These potato pancakes […]
Cast Iron Strawberry Rhubarb Cobbler
I have always wanted to bake a dish in my cast iron skillet and decided to also complete a goal on my Foodie Bucket List: cobbler! What is cobbler exactly? “… a fruit or savoury filling poured into a large baking dish and covered with a batter, biscuit, or dumpling (in England) before being baked“. I […]
Foodie Bucket List: My First Ragù Sauce
I thought the perfect thing to top my first polenta with would be my first ragù sauce. That way I would get to check off TWO items from my Foodie Bucket List. What is ragù exactly? “Ragù is a class of Italian pasta sauces made with ground or minced meat, vegetables and, occasionally, tomatoes.” Sounds do-able! I turned […]
How To Make Polenta Fries
AKA What To Do With All This Leftover Polenta??? I did it! I finally learned how to make polenta for my Foodie Bucket List which rocks but what I was not expecting was so many damn leftovers from 1 1/4 cup of cornmeal. Holy crap! The Dilemma My friend Florence suggested I make polenta fries and I […]
Foodie Bucket List: How To Make Polenta With Cornmeal
I had no idea when I added polenta to my Foodie Bucket List that it was going to be such a complex journey. Just like when I started doing research for making bagels, everyone not only has a different approach to making polenta, there are different main ingredients to take into consideration. Cornmeal? See you can make […]
Foodie Bucket List: Vanilla Mille Crêpe Cake with Blueberry Sauce
Foodie Bucket List: Vanilla Pastry Cream Filling
Cheese Tortellini & Chicken Sausage with Red Pepper Sauce
I discovered coming up with my foodie bucket list just how important learning how to make sauces is to me so I played around with ingredients I had in order to make this homemade red pepper sauce. This is far from a traditional professional chef-style sauce but it is fast, easy and damn delicious. The Ingredients […]
