At first I did not get why everyone was making hard boiled eggs in their Instant Pot. I made mine on the stovetop like Laura Calder taught me. Bring water with eggs in it to a boil, remove from heat, cover and let sit 10 minutes. Usually it worked like a charm until one day […]
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 […]
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Recipe Review of Kraft’s Coffee-Chocolate Chunk Cookies
Mocha is one of my favourite flavours so I am always on the lookout for new recipes with chocolate and coffee. During this unseasonable cold and snowy Vancouver winter my friend Marina mentioned making these Kraft’s Coffee-Chocolate Chunk Cookies. What is so odd is despite living in the same area, we had completely different results. […]
Recipe Review of Dine & Dish Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins
My friend Wayne (hey Wayne!) messaged me about this recipe by Dine & Dish for Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins and I was intrigued! Not just because I have been meaning to make this type of muffin but because she uses the egg whites to help with leavening them. The foodie scientist in me was intrigued so […]
The Delicious Miss Dahl’s Tom Kha Soup/Thai Coconut Soup
My hibernation and holiday recovery is complete! Time to get back into the kitchen and make something new. I turned to The Delicious Miss Dahl for inspiration with her Tom Kha Soup which is a Thai Coconut Soup. The Inspiration During the holidays I lost myself in a marathon of Sophie Dahl‘s cooking show on […]