Bake with abandon!
No recipe today. No food theme either. Instead, a story from an era when travel was more open but also more challenging. This takes place in Spring 1988, when I was young and foolish and had a 6-month rail pass but little sense. “What do …
3-Ingredient Browned-Butter Crispy Rice Squares This 3-ingredient recipe has almost as many hyphens as ingredients. And no, Browned-Butter Crispy Rice Squares are not in my book. Not because I was holding out on you. It’s just that the concept didn’t occur to me until too …
5-Ingredient Black Bean Salad Who says easy needs to be boring? I’ve been making this 5-ingredient black bean salad for years. I’ve taken it to picnics, potlucks, and family reunions (back when we had picnics and potlucks and family reunions). It’s healthy, travels well, adds …
Apple CHips Yesterday, I posted about root vegetable chips. Today, the chips are made of fruit. Spring is not the best time of year for apples. While the produce section boasts apples year round, by the time winter is over, the Macs are long gone …
Crispy Root Vegetable Chips So far, I haven’t noticed a shortage of root vegetables. The produce section in the local grocery stores has plenty of potatoes, beets, turnips, parsnips, sweet potatoes and even rutabagas. The only issue you might have with this recipe is finding …
Classic Split Pea and Ham Soup I first posted a recipe for classic Split Pea and Ham Soup more than a decade ago. The soup hasn’t changed but a few questions have cropped up over the years. If you’re new to this type of soup …
No recipe today. Instead, here’s a short story. Mom cools the hard-boiled eggs in cold water while my sisters cover the kitchen table with newspaper. Dad locates the colouring packets and wire dippers Mom diligently saves each year. He straightens the bent ones and places …
I’m impatient. Spontaneous, spur-of-the-moment concepts intrigue me. Once I’ve got the hang of something, I like to move onto the next shiny challenge. Follow-through and maintenance suffocate me. I offer my neglected and haphazard filing system as proof. Given my capricious nature, sourdough and I should not …
flourless chocolate chip peanut butter cookies This recipe was inspired by my cousin Donna. She loves chocolate and isn’t all that into baking, so this one’s right up her alley. Recently, she asked if it was okay to put chocolate chips in my Buttery Oatmeal …