When I went to see Anna Olson at The Gourmet Warehouse where she promoted her cookbook Bake With Anna Olson, she spoke about her grandmother’s bagel bites and how popular they were in her household. It was, of course, one of the first recipes I wanted to try. I have been a little nervous to take on bagels but […]
How To Cook Squash In A Pressure Cooker
Easy Peasy Instant Pot Potatoes
I have been buying these lovely bags of small potatoes from Kin Farm’s Market. They are the perfect size to cook up and use later for various delicious potato dishes. To keep life as simple as possible, I decided to try cooking them in my pressure cooker The Instant Pot for fast and easy results. […]
Tutorial: How To Make Easy Refried Beans
Best Way To Remove Hazelnut Skins
Is there anything more annoying than trying to remove hazelnut skins? I have tried the blanching method and the roasting method and neither of them really did a great job. I adore hazelnuts but having to fight to use them was too annoying. As a result I stopped using hazelnuts for a long time but […]
Suzie the Foodie’s Creamy & Cheesy Black Bean Dip
Oh the things you can whip up with leftover this and that! Feel free to watch the tutorial and listen to the overly dramatic music I added to it. (Long stupid story.) The Recipe Put the following in a food processor: 1/4 cup refried black beans, 1/3 cup cream cheese, 1/2 tsp cumin, 1/2 tsp smoked […]
Orange Lemon Dessert Sauce
In general I was very happy with my Decadent Caramelized Peaches & Cream Ice Cream but it needed something. It was so rich, it required a little bit of an edge. Reg suggested adding orange flavour to it. It would still be sweet but have a citrus bite to it. This got me thinking. I decided to add even more […]
Decadent Caramelized Peaches & Cream Ice Cream
Is there anything more decadent that peaches and cream? I have always loved that combination and decided to make a non-custard-base ice cream with these two classic ingredients. What You Need To make ice cream you need two essential things: an ice cream maker and time. Oh and space in your freezer to freeze the […]
Canada Beef’s Bistro Beef and Beer Stew
Family Ties to Beef My great-grandfather on my mom’s side of the family was a butcher in Jelgava, Latvia. My Auntie Laima told me that my grandma actually left school for a while to work at the butcher shop and learned a ton about cooking with meat. My mom said that her grandfather would just shake […]
