Soft and Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

  If I were to choose my favourite dessert, I think I might have to choose the rather simple combination of cookies and milk. And my favourite type of cookie is the chocolate chip cookie. I don’t care for sugar cookies; cinnamon-flavoured snickerdoodles are alright once in a while; anything with raisins is an automatic ‘no.’ […]

Spiced Riesling Poached Pears

Poached pears have never really appealed to me. I think I imagined the dish to be mushy and bland, which is crazy because I love both pears and wine. When I recently found some extra homemade Riesling in the basement, the light bulb turned on: why not try my favourite sweet white wine along with some Boscs (my favourite […]

Moist Banana Walnut Muffins

Banana Walnut Muffins

I had a few leftover bananas lying around my kitchen, so I decided to whip up some tasty banana walnut muffins this weekend. They are exceptionally moist and the walnuts add a great toothsome crunch. This recipe can have myriad variations: try using different types of nuts and seeds, or add some chocolate chips or […]

Breaded Honey Mustard Chicken

Breaded Honey Mustard Chicken

I’ve been vegetarian for well over 10 years, but I don’t mind cooking meat for others. Often as the sole vegetarian at any get-together, people either will not offer a meatless option, or point out that I can eat salad. Salad alone does not make a meal! I’m also one of the rare vegetarians that doesn’t […]

Poutine Buffet Bar Party

Poutine Bar Buffet Party

  Ryan loves poutine, and I wouldn’t be surprised if he had some incarnation of it every week. Poutine is a Quebecois dish that only became available in the rest of Canada in the past few years. Basically, it’s a bowl of French fries dotted with fresh cheese curds and dripping in gravy. The hot gravy […]