If I had to rank my favorite comfort foods, cornbread is definitely near the top of that list. It’s like the little black dress of comfort food – you can jazz it up with cheese, green onions, diced pepper, or jalapenos, or you can eat it plain-jane with a shmear […]
Side Dishes
baked spicy korean “fried chicken”
0 commentsSomehow I fell down a ‘mukbang‘ rabbit hole on Instagram the other night. (If you’re not familiar, it’s a social media thing where people eat vast quantities of food in front of a camera and share it to YouTube, TikTok and Instagram.) Sometimes it has an ASMR component to it, […]
Summer Bean Salad
1 commentI’m really not sure whether to call this a salad, or a dip, or just the most amazing flavour explosion ever to hit your mouth. It’s kind of all three. Last weekend my cousin Lisa brought this salad to a family BBQ and it was a huge hit. Like we […]
Summer Corn and Onion Fritters
0 commentsWhen people ask me where I learned to cook (or bake), I always say, “Ina taught me.” (The Ina referring to Ina Garten – The Barefoot Contessa.) Now of course, this is only partially true; I’ve never really met Ina – although I was lucky enough to see her in […]
Spanish Quinoa and Peppers (GF)
1 commentSo I’m going to start off by saying this isn’t a traditional Passover dish. But I’ve come to learn over the years – especially since adopting a plant-based lifestyle, that traditions aren’t written in stone. They are made by those you share them with, and sharing good dishes (whether time-tested […]