Mulligatawny. The soup with the funny name and a Seinfeld episode reference. And it warms the soul as well as the belly. Can easily be made vegetarian 😉 Recipe link attached.

Early evening sugar rush. Made Ruth Reichl's Hot Fudge Sauce. Poured it over Burnt Marshmallow and Caramel Nut Crunch ice creams from Ed's Real Scoop, some of the best ice cream in Toronto. Okay, t...

Last night we had turkey dinner with friends (my fave dinner!) So I tried a new side dish. Roasted Brussels sprouts with cumin, coriander seeds and celery seeds. When they were done I tossed in th...

Sure cranberry sauce goes with turkey dinner. How 'bout cranberries in your pie instead! Cranberry Sage Pie, from the Four and Twenty Blackbirds cookbook

Getting ready to make turkey stock. The kitchen is going to smell good!!! Don't waste the onion peels (or any peels) for stock. The onion peels will even add to the colour of the stock! #NoFoodWaste

My happy place: creamy scrambled eggs (pet peeve: overdone eggs!) with bacon on sourdough. Chopping up bacon (or anything for that matter) makes it go further. So no waste! You can feed a crowd of ...

Let's bring back the 'toad in a hole' 😊 Retro classic updated with spinach, kimchi and sumac that friends brought back from UAE for me. Took all the last bits of fruit in the kitchen and made a smo...

With parents who grew up in Europe after the war, we learned to waste nothing! My freezer is filled with veggie ends for stock, shrimp peels for bisque, and breadcrumbs! Don't throw out those final...

I picked up einkorn berries from Union Square Market back in the summer. These little guys are amazing. Because of the structure of this ancient grain, many wheat and gluten sufferers can enjoy the...

Tried a new recipe from 'Plenty' by Yotam Ottolenghi. Sweet Winter Slaw is a fabulous Asian inspired coleslaw. It's a rainbow in a bowl! 🌈

Sampled some brilliant vegetarian pâtés at the Yaletown Farmers Market in Vancouver last week. Brought home the 'heirloom tomato and herb'. The taste and texture are amazingly rich and smooth. Winn...

It's turning into comfort food weather up here in Toronto. Good ole Shepherd's Pie gets fancy with the French version, Hachis Parmentier. The combo of allspice, fennel, peppercorns, and coriander a...