The weather is slowly struggling and fighting its way towards summer, here in Australia. Some days are glorious—sitting on the balcony with a book requires an iced tea instead of a hot coffee. The next day it’s a blustery rainy day where that chai looks […]
Gooey and delightful, butter tarts are a staple treat at any Canadian holiday—usually Christmas, but I’ve seen them at Thanksgiving and Easter as well. I actually had no idea that they were a Canadian speciality until I move to Australia and my tart-loving family (hehe, […]
I’m going to make a bold claim here: I think that maple syrup is as good as chocolate. (Gasp! Shock! Horror! Disbelief!) And much like chocolate, it’s really only worth having if it’s the good stuff. My grandmother’s family on my dad’s side has been […]
Every now and then a recipe comes along and you say to yourself: “This is it. I’ve found it.” And that’s what these muffins are! I’ve made many a muffin in my time and there’s a difficult balance to find between taste, health, moistness, and […]
This easy salad recipe will have you asking for more! Tangy but sweet, crunchy but soft—it’s everything a crisp noodle salad should be. The first time my now-husband made this I fell in love with it, and it’s a salad that I always wonder how […]
I’ve fallen in love with TVP (textured vegetable protein) for a few reasons. It’s really easy to cook with At $10/kg of dried TVP it’s incredibly affordable (I have now made 3 substantial recipes with it and still have about 1/3 a bag left), and It’s dry, […]
