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Best Ever Shrimp and Grits

On December 8, 2011 · 4 Comments

Shrimp and grits is likely in my top 20 favourite foods.  I make it fairly regularly and if I go out and see it on a menu I must order it.  Unfortunately shrimp and grits is a bit of an anomaly on Toronto menus so it makes the dish even more special.

The other [...]

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Charcutepalooza: Pork Rillette

On October 15, 2011 · 3 Comments

I took a little break from Charcutepalooza over the past two months. August’s challenge involved making a terrine, headcheese, trotters or mouselline, none of which I found particularly appealing. September was all about making various types of pâtés, some en crôute.  These options were a bit more exciting to me [...]

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Nancy’s Coleslaw

On August 20, 2011 · 4 Comments

First things first, I have no clue who Nancy is.  This recipe comes from Paula Deen’s The Lady & Sons Cookbook. I imagine that Nancy is perhaps someone who used to work at the restaurant, or maybe one of Paula’s girlfriends. Who knows. It doesn’t make a difference.

My earliest memories [...]

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Chickpea Salad

On May 9, 2011 · 4 Comments

While I love meat, I try not to eat it all the time.  My weekly diet usually involves some meat, some seafood, maybe some poultry and usually a meatless dish, like pasta.  My lunches recently usually consist of leftover dinner so I’ve been having much more meat at lunch than I’d [...]

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Easy Oven Risotto with Butternut Squash and Bacon

On January 30, 2011 · 2 Comments

Since acquiring the latest Barefoot Contessa cookbook, How Easy Is That? by Ina Garten, I’ve been steadily cooking my way through it. The recipes really are quick, easy and perfect for weeknight suppers without appearing to be too simple.  When I do my weekly menu planning I find myself picking up [...]

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Top Recipes of 2010

On December 31, 2010 · 1 Comment

Every once in a while I like to look at what my most popular posts are. I’m often surprised.  To wrap up 2010 I figured I’d share with you the top 10 most popular recipes posts of the past year.  These aren’t recipes that were posted this year but the most popular posts of the [...]

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Mac and Cheese

On December 1, 2010 · 1 Comment

I’m forever on the hunt for amazing macaroni and cheese recipes.  Sure, macaroni and cheese is easy enough to make but I’m always looking to find the perfect ration of pasta to cheese to bechamel. My last attempt at mac and cheese was pretty lackluster so I wanted to step up [...]

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How To Make Homemade Corn Tortillas

On November 29, 2010 · 2 Comments


I’ve been having a craving for Mexican food as of late.  It was likely spurred by my recent trip to Chicago where I dined at Rick Bayless’ Xoco twice. Toronto isn’t known for its Mexican food so when I have a craving I usually crack open my cookbooks.

I [...]

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Easy Baked Beets

On November 22, 2010 · 3 Comments

I love beets. I only really started eating them when I used to babysit in NYC. I have a distinct memory of feeding the child beets and then later freaking out that his pee was red. I’m pretty sure that I called the parents who were on their weekly date because [...]

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Martha’s All-American Potato Salad

On November 8, 2010 · Leave a Comment

When I made pulled pork the other day, I thought it would be fun to make a potato salad to go along with it. Problem is, I rarely make or even eat potato salad. It’s not something that I usually get at restaurants except for when I do my yearly KFC [...]

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