I have a thing for Mexican food if you haven’t recently noticed. But none of it surpasses my love for a plate of nachos and guacamole. And they don’t just have to be a pub treat you know. Especially if you’re a new mom who can’t take her little nursling out with her. Fear not! [...]
I love Mexican food. Burritos, nachos, quesadillas and all their toppings. I make a mean guacamole and salsa but I had never made my own Pico De Gallo. Then I won Ree Drummond’s The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Recipes From an Accidental Country Girl by entering a giveaway at One Starry Night. Ree’s Pico De Gallo was [...]
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From the book My Bombay Kitchen by Niloufer Ichaporia King:
“Italian eggs are as Italian as the French dressing you buy in supermarkets in France.”
So basically, these don’t actually capture the taste of what you might expect an Italian egg to taste like. That is, if you even had an expectation in the [...]
As a kid, my favorite sandwich used to be peanut butter and Cheez Whiz. These days I’ve traded in my Cheez Whiz for a nice aged white cheddar and I’ve added a drizzle of honey, but most people still think this is a weird food combination. Of course, once they try it most people like [...]
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I do not generally like tomatoes. Unless they’re squashed, like in ketchup, spaghetti sauce or salsa, I pass. However, my husband somehow thought it would be an excellent idea to grow tomatoes this year, and wouldn’t you know it, they’re doing great. To top it off, our weekly CSA share box has been overflowing with [...]
Today’s post is by one of my very best friends, Diana Atkinson.
Diana is a foodie-goddess-extraordinaire, writer and massage therapist. She has written the food column for Cottage Magazine, and contributed articles for Shambhala Sun, Chatelaine, Flare, Vancouver Magazine, and Western Living. On top of that she wrote a novel called Highways and Dancehalls, which was nominated for [...]
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It was my turn to make muffins for my daughter’s pre-school class. Preschoolers can be pretty picky so I wanted to make sure I made something that wouldn’t go completely to waste. I found a recipe and modified it a little, and the final product tasted amazing. I made extras so I am still eating [...]
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