Thanksgiving Menu Ideas
Hello October! Cooler mornings, changing leaves and departing geese: it’s a textbook autumn here in Nova Scotia. Items on our fall bucket list are getting checked off each week like apple picking...
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Simple Bites
Real food for the family table.
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Spiced Lentils with Squash and Chicken
Here’s a hearty, one-pot meal that perfect for fall: Turkish-style spiced lentils with tender squash and chicken, bolstered with seasonal greens. Zero waste. One pan. Comfort food. Seasonal...
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Easy Fall Dinner Ideas and Recipes
30 cozy and easy fall dinner ideas and recipes for the busy home cook. The return to a school schedule in fall is always a welcome routine. It also means we have to get serious about dinner ideas....
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BLT Caesar Pasta Salad
A delicious summer salad mash-up, plus a quick and simple Caesar dressing recipe. This recipe was born out of my zero waste mindset in the kitchen and love of a summertime BLT sandwich. Recently I...
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Summer Dinner Ideas and Recipes
Every July I grab a pen and paper and jot down a list of summer dinner ideas to tape to the fridge. I abandon the trusty braises and slow cooker meals that have I’ve relied on during the cooler...
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Spiced Lamb Chops with Hummus
Grilling should be simple, and this decadent main dish is exactly that! These Spiced Lamb Chops with Hummus sing with the flavours of the Mediterranean, and are ready in under 30 minutes. June is...
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Mediterranean Lentil Salad with Halloumi
A nourishing, zero waste recipe, featuring the bold flavours of the Mediterranean in one hearty salad. Earthy lentils, salty cheese, tangy lemon and smoky onion, all tied together with a herby...
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Where to Eat Out in Nova Scotia
A list of my favourite restaurants in Halifax, and around the province, for those wondering where to eat out in Nova Scotia. “What is your favourite restaurant in Halifax?” This is the number one...
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Herby Ranch Dip
Dressing or dip, this versatile Herby Ranch Dip is creamy and delicious, easy to make, and uses ingredients you have on hand. This herby ranch dip is where delicious meets practical! It was...
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Simple Pesto Buns
An easy, overnight dinner roll that’s brushed with pesto and served as a side dish for soups and pastas. There’s always a place on the table for a soft, squishy pull-apart dinner roll, and these...
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Springtime Dessert Recipes
Happy Spring! We’ve made it through the darkest months of the year; we deserve to celebrate with something sweet. From decadent chocolate bakes to light and fruit-forward cakes, here’s all the...
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Funfetti Shortbread Cut-Out Cookies
A sprinkle-filled, rolled shortbread cookie that melts in your mouth. Great fun for kids’ parties or springtime holidays. Every year at Easter, the kids and I make a variation of shortbread...
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White Fish and Leek Chowder
A rustic, comforting fish chowder that comes together easily and is ready in under an hour. My new favourite chowder is fragrant and brothy, filled with chunks of haddock and tender white...
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Chocolate Truffle Layer Cake
A decadent and foolproof one-bowl cake that’s perfect for celebrations, or an everyday bake when a craving for chocolate arises. I hesitated to bring one more chocolate cake to the blog, but this...
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A Beet Recipe Round-Up
Ten recipes for cooking and baking with the versatile winter beet. Inspiration for every meal of the day, plus dessert. Beets are coming home with me at every farmers market these days. Not merely...
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Chicken Meatball Rice Bowls
Batch cooking helps these Chicken Meatball Rice Bowls come together quickly. It’s a well-balanced weeknight dinner that the whole family loves. We eat a lot of big nourishing power bowls in...
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Secrets to a Successful Cookbook Club
“Some say that home cooking is doomed, but I am convinced that the golden age of home cooking is yet to come…In this world of screens and anxiety, to talk about cooking feels like something that...
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A Simple Life Hack for the Best Omelet Recipe
Among the seemingly infinite wisdom of Bee Wilson’s new book, The Secrets of Cooking, a simple life hack for the best omelet recipe jumped out at me. Friends, better and easier omelets are just a...
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French Onion Pot Roast
A classic winter soup meets a comforting braised dinner in this French Onion Pot Roast recipe mash-up. It’s a delicious one-pot meal from the pantry that is full of flavour, and freezer friendly,...
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The Best Italian Chopped Salad Recipe
I can’t quite remember when Italian chopped salad became synonymous with Christmastime in our home, but as soon as I see the radicchio display at my local market in December, my mind goes right to...
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