brunchMac and Cheese Scotch Eggs
Why have regular scotch eggs when you can have scotch eggs wrapped in creamy mac and cheese? All the eggs and cheese, please!
link loveFriday Finds 6.10.16
Time is just flying by! We stopped by in Portland for a little break between campsites but now we’re back at it. We had Pok Pok for the first time as well as another Thai fried chicken place and now...
travelLondon, 2016
Last month Mike and I had the pleasure of visiting London. Mike had a couple of meetings and in a happy twist of fate, I was invited by British Airways to try out their #bleisure concept (business-leisure, get it?) and...
link loveFriday Finds: 2.19.16
We just got back from a little trip to Chicago where we stuffed our faces with caramel popcorn, pasta, burgers, and lots of Asian inspired foods. It was a good trip, especially because it snowed! I’m planning on doing a...
travelStockholm and Swedish Meatballs
Last November, after our epic trip to Iceland, Mike and I took advantage of the budget airlines in Europe and headed on over to Stockholm. In my mind, Stockholm was a city full of gleaming white buildings, new and shiny, kind of like Ikea...
brunchFlourless Pistachio Almond Loaf
I made this little loaf last week, on a whim. I was feeling a loaf craving and wanted something moist and just a little bit dense. Basically, I wanted the opposite of light and airy. I wanted a loaf with...
dinnerThe Ultimate Veggie Sandwich
It’s my birthday today! Are you guys big on celebrating your birthday? For as long as I remember, my birthday has been an obsession of mine. It’s probably just a bit (okay, a lot) egotistical, but I just love the...
link loveFriday Finds 7.17.2015
Whoomp! It’s the weekend and I’m pretty excited! I’m heading to a DIY barbecue pizza party and I’m bringing tiny meatballs, roasted garlic, and caramelized onions. I can’t wait to see what other pizza toppings there are. Other than that,...
dinnerAvocado Chicken Broccoli Rabe Summer Rolls
One of the things I love most about summer are the long evenings that stretch out from early afternoon all the way until the sun dips behind the horizon. Here, at the height of summer, the sun sets just after 10...
bakingClassic Chocolate Birthday Cake
I made this cake for a self-proclaimed cake hater. But, first let me explain what this cake is supposed to look like. If you grew up in Canada in the late 80s, you’ll remember McCain’s Deep ‘n Delicious chocolate cake. It’s...
link loveFriday Finds 6.12.15
Woah, how in the world did it end up being June: not just the beginning blush of June, but the full on heady dog days of June? It feels like summer even though summer is still a week and a...
dinnerOven-Roasted Rosemary Chicken Thighs, Sugar Snap Peas & Quinoa
Hey Guys! Sorry for the little break in posting – I spent the last couple of days running around NYC going to meetings and eating everything in sight. I had a great time but it feels SO good to be home....
bakingMini Green Tea Chocolate No-Bake Ice Box Cake Recipe
I had a lovely ladies lunch of pulled pork pizza with my dear friend Lyndsay yesterday. It was a gorgeously sunny day and afterwards we wandered over to a newly opened ice cream place for swirls of soft serve with cornflakes, matcha,...
basicsFrico Eggs: Crispy Fried Cheesy Eggs
How do you guys like your eggs? When I was little I was a straight-up scrambled egg girl. And no soft slow scramble either – nope, I LOVED those rubbery scrambled eggs that they used to serve up in those...
dinnerPure Comfort Food: Braised Pork Belly Kimchi Stew Recipe
In the winter time, I’m a huge fan of stew. There’s just something so cozy about starting a stew and letting it braise. It puts me in a good mood every time. I think it has something to do with the fact that your...
link loveFriday Links: 11.07.2014
It’s been a crazy week of sunshine and thundershowers and I’m loving it! November is shaping up to be a super busy month with lots of things in the pipeline and I’m both excited and mildly terrified of everything the coming...
bakingTotoro Black Sesame Donuts Recipe
Totoro week continues with these black sesame Totoros! Be sure to check out Lyndsay’s Totoro cake tutorial and my Totoro apple pie pancakes! Do you guys ever picture something coming out perfectly? Maybe this is a weird quirk of mine,...
link loveFriday Links: 10.17.2014
It’s Friday! It feels like it’s been a particularly long week so I’m pretty excited about the weekend. On Wednesday I was preheating the oven for pizza and of course, the fire alarm went off. Usually when this happens I’ll wave a...
link loveFriday Links: 10.3.2014
The days are sunny and crisp, the nights are chilly and I’ve been indulging in pumpkin everything every day. It’s truly October! I know I sound like a broken record, but I really can’t believe this week is over already. It...
drinksRaspberry Mint Julep Recipe
Do you guys like to keep your various groups of friends separate or do you let them mingle? Generally, I like to lump all of my friends together at dinners and parties – I figure all my friends like me, so...
10 ingredients or lessWaffled Donut Recipe
Friday is National Donut Day! I am a huge fan of donuts. So much so that the other day, while at the supermarket, I was overcome by a donut craving. I could have gone to a bakery or a donut shop,...
dinnerPorchetta Recipe Redux
Guys, it’s been an roller coaster week of firsts for me: first time holding my new baby nephew, first iphone dropped in a sink full of soapy water and…my first cookbook, Easy Gourmet, available for preorder!! I’ve been keeping my book...
30 minutes or lessLemon Meringue French Toast Recipe
It’s February already, can you believe it? Soon, Spring will be right around the corner, but in the meantime, February means Valentine’s Day, which means an influx of heart-shaped sweets and pink. I happen to love hearts and pink things,...
entertainingSriracha Caramel Corn Recipe
I’m not the type to enjoy the Super Bowl (give me the Puppy Bowl any day!) but I must I am intrigued by game day food. From what I can tell, game day food can be, but is not limited...
recipesMushroom Onion Tart Recipe
When we were teenagers, my mom used to stock the freezer up with loads of frozen foods for me and my brother to bake up or microwave on a whim. Back in the day Kevin and I didn’t really have any...
breakfastTarte Flambée Recipe
Are you ever in a restaurant, deep in scintillating conversation when a fabulous plate of food passes by on the way to another table? Suddenly, you forget just what fascinating tidbit your table-mate was telling you. They might have been...
basicsFennel Pork Meatball Recipe
I first had fennel sausage at Campanglolo, a fun, rustic Italian restaurant in Vancouver. The sausage was scattered on a delicious pizza with just the right amount of crisp and chew. The pizza was fantastic, but the fennel sausage was...