Dinner with Julie in food
3 Bean Chipotle Chili
It should not be chili and fuzzy socks weather. Alas, it is. I made this chili a few weeks ago for some sci-fi celebs, and pulled some leftovers out of the freezer today. The day also included (not... Continue reading »
Dinner with Julie in food
How to Make Tzatziki
For years I’ve wanted to have a kitchen cam. I thought back when cams were new and exciting that I might plug one in somewhere by my stove, or strap one to my head headlamp-style whilst making... Continue reading »
Dinner with Julie in food
Orzo Salad with Spinach, Feta and Lemon
Look, I have something for you! That’s not baking, nor dessert. Something that can be called into service for barbecues and potlucks all summer long, or hang out in your fridge and wait for you... Continue reading »
Dinner with Julie in food
A Saturday Peroghy Bee
We had a bee! They came (to my house)! They saw (the piles of stuff and fingerprints on the walls)! They made peroghies! (Aside: I’ve been fighting with my computer all night. Working on it is... Continue reading »
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Baked Eggs
I eat lunch at my desk a lot. The commute from my kitchen may seem perfectly suited to lunching on big quinoa salads (always my plan, rarely reality) and freshly cooked this or that. Mostly I wind up... Continue reading »
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Tonka Bean Shortbread
I know, it’s not exactly shortbread season. (It should be – there are few better accessories to fresh fruit in season.) There was a bake sale this weekend awhile ago – a fundraiser... Continue reading »
Dinner with Julie in food
Cold Sesame Peanut Noodles
Pardon the hasty photo – it was taken as the boys were in the car, waiting for me to go to Banff. About forty seconds after this shot was taken, I poured it into a recycled plastic container... Continue reading »
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Cream Biscuits, and Three Things to Do With Them
They say you have either a sweet tooth or a salty one – I have a warm biscuit with butter tooth. I’d choose a freshly baked biscuit over most anything else – it knocks a bag of... Continue reading »
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Vanilla Bean Doughnuts
Snow in May calls for a sweet, doughy consolation prize. Eat your heart out Hef. Could there be anything sexier? This doughnut could be a cover model. Or a centrefold. Do they even have centrefolds... Continue reading »
Dinner with Julie in food
Strawberry-Rhubarb Cheesecake in a Jar
This post could have been mighty impressive and star-studded, photo-wise – instead, I’m offering up some yumminess and asking that you use your imagination. Ready? So this weekend, if you... Continue reading »
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In Case You Missed It
(Oatmeal Cookie Pancakes) I don’t know anywhere near enough of this website stuff considering the number of years I’ve spent doing it. (4 1/2 years! But who’s counting?) (Chocolate... Continue reading »
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Crispy Blueberry Perogies with Sour Cream
I know, who makes blueberry perogies anymore? Nobody, that’s who. And I never have either, until the subject of Alberta cuisine arose earlier this week – and while we’re known for... Continue reading »
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Porchetta-style Roast Pork with Salsa Verde
This week, I’ve had a love affair with pork. All parts of the pig – its loin, its shoulder, its butt. It started on our drive home from Tofino, when we swung by Meat & Bread between... Continue reading »
Dinner with Julie in food
Spicy Red Kidney Bean Dip
This one’s going to be short and spicy. Pun fully intended. There is no way to make this pretty, but damn, it’s yummy. Like hummus meets refried beans with a kick of sriracha – the... Continue reading »
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Sticky Apricot Glazed Ham and Scalloped Potatoes
I haven’t made scalloped potatoes in over a decade. It’s nothing personal, it’s just that I never made scalloped potatoes that weren’t disappointing. I made them with warmed... Continue reading »
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Chicken Noodle Salad
I have no exciting way to introduce you to this salad of sorts; suffice to say it has taken care of many lunches, and even a few dinners over the past few weeks. It’s the Ichiban salad of my... Continue reading »
Dinner with Julie in food
Asparagus, Bacon & Goat Cheese Pizza
I know it’s not quite asparagus time yet, but as a food writer I have lead time, and so generally I’m making back to school lunches before summer even arrives, and mincemeat pies on... Continue reading »
Dinner with Julie in food
Peanut Butter Cup Crème Brulée
I know – I’m sure by now you’re all chocolated out, swimming through a fuzzy cheap chocolate hangover. (Or maybe that’s just me.) But. Stick this in your back pocket for a... Continue reading »
Dinner with Julie in food
Pasta with Garlicky Kale, Fried Eggs and Cornbread Crumbs
Hello! Again. I may have mentioned, we were out in Tofino, where construction on a new bike path disconnected our internet cable. Which meant a lot of hanging out in coffee shops and restaurants and... Continue reading »
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Homemade Sea Salt
Warning: this is a kitchen project I got a little overexcited about. Kind of like rendering our own lard. We made sea salt. I’d never have thought of it, but Ashley walked us through the... Continue reading »
