17 July 2015
Flourless Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
I have a love / hate relationship with my introversion. I am, to a fault, classically introverted: I prefer nights in to nights out, stretchy pants to makeup, (...)
6 November 2018
15-Minute Egg Drop Soup
At the risk of sounding obnoxious, I want to start off this post with a quote. People either love quotes or hate ’em (I hope you fall into the latter (...)
7 January 2016
African yam and peanut soup
Yam and peanut. And curry. And… pineapple? I know it sounds like I just pulled a bunch of ingredients out of a hat for this one, but I promise you African (...)
29 March 2016
Jalapeno Cheddar Drop Biscuits
I never used to be a fan of spicy. A few years ago, when my palate was young and my taste buds were inexperienced, I hated spicy. It was, in fact, one of the (...)
14 July 2017
Cajeta Ice Cream with Salted Churro Popcorn
Last Fall, Chelsea posted her recipe for Cajeta– a sinfully delicious Mexican caramel. I usually shy away from making my own caramel since it involves things (...)
6 June 2017
Maple Walnut Banana Bread
My freezer is overflowing with bananas. I adore the fruit, but only at certain moments in their ripening cycle. For me to eat a banana straight up, it has to (...)
26 October 2015
Mini yam and pomegranate puff pastry bites
Appetizers are to a party what a water cooler is to an office. People stand around them, making small talk, clutching their drinks for the sole purpose of (...)
22 October 2015
Chervil Soup with Meatballs
My last remaining grandparent passed away last Friday. It was a curious passing. Not because it was unexpected, but because I was left with such mixed feelings (...)
14 September 2018
Marry Me Meatballs
Habit [hab-it]: an acquired behavior pattern regularly followed until it has become almost involuntary. Making good habits can be hard, breaking bad habits can (...)
23 May 2014
Porcini Mushroom Risotto
In typical Vancouver fashion, the weather has taken a sudden turn from ‘pretty much summer’ to ‘torrential downpour.’ Maybe it’s because it’s still so warm (...)
13 November 2014
Spicy Sriracha Soup Noodles with Crispy Ground Beef
Spicy, sour, sweet… this recipe has it all. I like to make this noodle soup when I feel a cold coming on. Spicy broth, kicky garlic, a hit of Vitamin C… it’s (...)
4 April 2015
Double Chai Carrot Cake with Toasted Coconut
Port and Fin turns one year old today! What started out as an escalating series of dares has turned into a full-fledged blog with actual recipes and photos- (...)
7 January 2017
Perfect Candied Orange Peels
“Was really beginning to enjoy the feeling that… it was OK to lie in bed as long as you want, put anything you fancy into your mouth, and drink alcohol (...)
5 May 2014
Salted Dark Chocolate Coconut Bites
Chocolate and coconut is my version of chocolate and peanut butter. They’re just meant to be together. They’re so perfect for each other that they should have (...)
16 April 2014
White Chocolate Matcha Cheesecake Bites
I’ll let you in on a little secret: I have a pretty intense sweet tooth. I mean a raging, all-encompasing, can’t-fall-asleep-unless-I’ve-been-sated-with-sugar (...)
26 November 2018
Mediterranean Greek Yogurt Dip
‘Tis the season for appetizers – aka one of my favourite food groups. There’s something so satisfying about eating a little bit of a lot of things, don’t you (...)
3 May 2017
20-minute shrimp and spinach curry
Is it cliché to start a post with a cliché? Absence really does make the heart grow fonder. Clichés really get a bad rap, but you know what? I’m not ashamed to (...)
5 August 2015
Baked lemon poppy seed donuts with lemon ginger glaze
Ah, the dog days of summer. I am utterly shocked that we’re almost through the first week of August. August! It’s almost… I don’t even want to say it… FALL. (...)
9 May 2017
Avocado and bacon deviled eggs
Okay, so these deviled eggs may not exactly be what Dr. Seuss was picturing when he wrote the classic children’s book, but this is what I think of when I (...)
19 November 2016
Savory crock pot snack mix
Today on the blog… snack mix! Homemade and insanely addicting. I freaking love snack mix. Any kind of crunchy, salty, textured snack, really. Popcorn. Bits n’ (...)
6 April 2016
Double Chocolate Chunk Espresso Cookies
You know what I just Googled? Who invented cookies? I was sitting here, staring at a blank screen, trying to think of something to say in this post, and I (...)
17 February 2016
Banana Hot Chocolate
Ladies and gentlemen, this is not a drill. This hot chocolate is THE BUSINESS. I’m not even sure ‘hot chocolate’ is the best name for it, since it skitters the (...)
19 March 2015
Strawberries and cream cheesecake cupcakes
We all know I’m not much of a pastry cook. My sweet tooth is underdeveloped. I have a terrible habit of eyeballing measurements in the kitchen, meaning (...)
9 October 2015
Chocolate cake with dulce de leche cream cheese frosting
Warning: This post is for extreme dessert lovers only. I’ve been craving a big slice ‘o chocolate cake something fierce. This particular craving has been (...)
27 May 2014
Cedar Plank Salmon with Burnt Orange Wasabi Glaze
My mum is in town!!! I had to start the post with that since, for the past year and a half, she has been living in Perth, Western Australia- a two day flight (...)
