Pulled Chicken Mac & Cheese
Happy New Year everyone!!!! 2016!! Seriously, 2016. It’s almost hard to believe. 2015 seemed to completely fly by, in the best of ways. If time flies when you’re having fun, then 2015 was soaring at light speed. Such an amazing year, full of adventure, travel, SO MUCH FOOD, and crazy exciting opportunities. And I, for […]
Garlic Chili Kumato Pasta with Fresh Mozzarella
The holidays are here. It’s official. As I write this, gazing through my office window at the Maritime snow storm blanketing my city, I am very aware that winter is here. Ol’ Saint Nick is just around the corner. For the home cook, chef, and avid eater, the holidays are an especially wonderful time. The […]
Lobster Gnocchi in Garlic Cream Sauce
Lobster & Christmas, I love you both. For some strange (and delicious) reason, lobster and Christmas just seem to be best friends for a lot of folks. Being a Maritimer, I have the good fortune of having access to the most succulent of crustaceans year round, at a fraction of the cost, and from basically […]
Cheesy Marinara Baked Penne
Sometimes, on a crazy, insane, and slightly overwhelming start to the week kinda Monday, all you need is a little comfort food hug in your life. This, my friends, this is that hug. K, I’m out. Short, sweet, and to the comforting point. Baked Comfort Food Heaven. Cheesy Marinara Baked Penne Serves 4-6 hungry people […]
Roast Chicken Fusilli with Garlic Cream Sauce
Monday, what’s up. Be kind to us, please. Friends! How’s your week been? Good? Good. September in our part of the world is in full swing. Trees are starting to change, the mornings are getting a little chilly, and pumpkins are rocking the market. This time of year is, in my opinion, perfect, though. Summer […]
Tagliatelle with Rainbow Trout, Roasted Tomatoes, and Buffalo Mozzarella
Last weekend I spent two days in one of my favourite places on earth. Fundy National Park in New Brunswick, Canada is one of the most beautiful places on earth. Yes, I’m biased. Yes, I’m probably right. I’ve spent years going to the park to camp, hike, visit waterfalls, watch beavers swim in the pond…one […]
Caprese Pasta Bake
Last week was wonderful. The sun was shining as bright as July. There were t-shirts and flip-flops as far as the eye could see. And patio hang outs were the dinner local of choice. This week…not. so. much. RAAAAAAIIIIIIIINNNNNNNN. It’s freezing in Atlantic Canada, and has been raining for what feels like a year (or […]
Rigatoni with Ricotta & Kale Basil Pesto
Two food processor based recipes in two days! I know, right!? Simple, quick, delicious, other adjectives, etc etc etc amen. Pasta. Let’s chat a second about how wonderfully versatile pasta really is, shall we. Most cultures in the world have some form of noodle based dish that they call their own. And thankfully, along […]
Fresh Brown Butter Sage Pasta with Peas & Asparagus
Everyone has a comfort food go-to. Pizza, wings, curry, etc and forever. For this Canadian, comfort food is, and most likely forever will be, pasta. Or noodles. I could and would eat noodles in some delicious form every day, if I wasn’t scared I’d end up in a carb-induced coma. This pasta is something I […]
Baked Ravioli. Comfort food, embodied.
It’s National Ravioli Day. More days like this, please. Also, pizza/burger/pie/ice cream day. Bless you, too. Never leave me. I cook all the time, usually 6 or 8 dishes a day when I’m recipe testing. Some of these days I want beautifully plated, gorgeous, locally sourced dishes…and sometimes you just want comfort food x a […]