Last week while grocery shopping in town I picked up a huge beautiful butternut squash. I have no idea why I bought one of this size, and I definitely didn't have any plans for it at the time. Olive wanted to sit with it the entire way home, and then she wanted to play with it for a few days. I am . . .
Apples Baked in a Pie
Growing up, my family was never huge on nightly dessert. Yes, Ice cream was always an option, and there was always a yummy dessert on the table for every special occasion and holiday, but it was never a nightly thing for us. Pies are definitely my favourite dessert. They can be so simple, but so . . .
Crust Baked in a Pie
The most important part of any pie - The Crust! Here is the recipe I use for every pie I make. This usually yields 4 crusts for a normal pie plate. I typically use a deep dish pie plate so I get 2 crusts and a little left over for a hand pie or two - BONUS! Ingredients 3 cups flour 1 tsp sea . . .
Soup Addict – Chunky Potato Leek Soup
I love coming home from the cold rink early on a Saturday morning and putting on a big batch of soup, ready in time for lunch! Yesterday I came home with three big, beautiful leeks to make a yummy pot of Chunky Potato Leek Soup. Why Chunky? Partially because Chunky is always better and partially . . .
13 Kitchen Tips According to Yours Truly
In the past 10 years I have gone from starving-student-cook to married-with-child chef extraordinaire (okay, I won't take it that far, but I have come a long way from the Campbell's Soup days)! I'm starting to get more an more adventurous in the kitchen, and with that comes . . .
Soup Addict – Chicken Curry Soup
For as long as I can remember, I have been a soup addict. It might have stemmed from the crockpot soups I used to get from the rink after a long test day... Or maybe it's from my mom's homemade chicken soup she made after every roast chicken dinner... Or was it from my sick days at Grandma's house . . .
