I wanted to teach myself how to make ravioli. I tried a couple of techniques and learned a ton. And look! Yum!!! I was inspired by The Cactus Club Cafe’s Chef Rob Feenie’s recipe for Butternut Squash Ravioli with Prawns. Above is their English Bay location, right on the beach. The Dough You will need 2 […]
Food Network Magazine’s French Onion Pesto
With the heat of the summer still attacking Vancouver, I decided to try some of Food Network Magazine‘s recipes for pestos. I started with Lemon Zucchini which pleasantly surprised me. There are many to choose from that use kale or are definitely not Italian-inspired like the Vietnamese or West African recipes but I wanted something […]
Food Network Magazine’s Lemon Zucchini Pesto
I have been looking for some foodie inspiration lately for summer dishes and so I turned to Food Network Magazine. Look at that ice cream cake on the cover of the July/August 2016 issue! How could I resist? The Inspiration The best part of purchasing the magazine was discovering the 50 Pestos insert that was inside. Summer […]
Forgiveness Friday
Remember my seriously negative experience with Barilla’s Pronto One Pan No Boil No Drain Pasta? I have made two great discoveries. One: if you BOIL it for 10 minutes it comes out perfectly, just as I suspected. Which is good because I did not want to compost all that pasta. Two: the company kind of rocks […]
Barilla’s Pronto One Pan No Boil No Drain Pasta – Penne
I was intrigued when I heard about Barilla’s new Pronto pasta. A pasta that you make in one pan, that does not require boiling or draining? What???? So I said yes to their offer to send me their penne, rotini and macaroni. Here is the photo on Instagram the moment they arrived. Product Testing To a large pan […]
