I'm sitting here wondering... is there a limit to how much butter a person can handle? I walked into the kitchen yesterday armed with 2 pounds of butter which (...)
I am generally a bit of a hermit blogger, tucked away in my rural corner of the east coast doing my thing. So it’s not too often that I get to meet other food (...)
When my family first moved to Nova Scotia from Québec 28 years ago, my mom had a hard time finding yellow dry peas to make her traditional soupe aux pois (...)
Any tahini lovers in the house?I just posted a silky and decadenttahini chocolate mousse pierecipe over on PBS Food this week. But it does requires a small (...)
I don't know about where you live, but over here the blackberries are insane this year!I've talked about my love of blackberries before, and how they always (...)
Many moons ago, I went through a painful break-up and found myself very alone with a sore tender heart on Valentine's Day. I decided I would make myself the (...)
I grew up in a junk food-free household but as a kid, I would secretly go across the street to get my sugar fix. My friend and I had an unspoken agreement that (...)
Hakurei Turnip and Shiitake Mushrooms on Soba Noodles
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If you've never experienced the bliss of crunching on a Hakurei turnip, you're missing out. What I love about Hakurei (aside from its creamy tender (...)
I'm fairly certain I'm not alone in saying that given the choice, I'd rather spend my time looking at food porn than reading about agricultural policy or (...)
Jelly that tastes like a forest and all things wonderful and wild? Yes please.Spruce tips are indeed edible, they're packed with vitamin C, and spring is the (...)
Surviving mother's day with honey fennel gingerbread
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I wanted to write a Mother's Day post, at the very least acknowledge the occasion with a special recipe, a kind thought, a photo of my mom and I, anything. But (...)
This winter I gave myself a very big gift. The gift of Mexico. It was an antidote to a notoriously brutal Nova Scotian winter, but also to a confusing time in (...)
I made this a couple of weeks ago, on a very snowy day, right before I made my get-away.It's a simple meal that hits the spot on a cold winter's day: grass-fed (...)
As if the world needs yet another brownie recipe, right??Of course I'm a bit biased, since I specifically honed and tweaked this recipe until I arrived at the (...)
OK, I know you might think red lentil ice cream sounds a little crazy, but stay with me here.Here's the thing, red lentils, when cooked,naturally turn into a (...)
How are you all coping with the snow there, fellow northerners?Over here, the wind howled and whistled all night long, trying its best to bring this old house (...)
