Egg-free

Filling the Knowledge Gap – Apricot Pistachio Tart

Ever feel like you’re the last person to learn something? For example, did you know WTF does not stand for “What’s the fuss?” Or maybe you were absent for the lesson on narwhals. How else would you know they’re real creatures and not some Disney …

Baking, Desserts, Egg-free, Fruit, Original, Recipes, Sweet

Roasted Golden Beet Salad with Tarragon Dressing

Gold is the new red. At least for me when it comes to beets. In the past I have been more than a little vocal about my dislike of your garden variety red beets. I want to like them. Really. They have a gorgeous ruby …

Egg-free, Gluten-free, Healthy Choice, Recipes, Salad, Savory, Summer, Vegetables, Vegetarian

Stuffed Mushrooms with Plums and Hazelnuts

Perhaps it’s the difference between European and North American sizes. Maybe our crops are bigger and our platters smaller. If shown the same mushroom, would French and Canadian eaters argue over whether it was small, medium or large? I don’t know. But I do know …

Egg-free, Fruit, Gluten-free, Healthy Choice, Mains, Recipes, Savory, Side Dish, Summer, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian

Apricot and Honey Jam with Lemon Verbena

I’d officially like to apologize to apricots. For years now, I’ve been the mean team captain who always calls dibs on her friends and chooses the popular kids first, leaving the smaller classmates kicking the grass with their yet-to-be-broken-in sneakers and pretending that being picked …

Condiments, Dairy-free, Egg-free, Gluten-free, Preserves, Recipes, Summer, Sweet

Hazelnut-Stuffed Baked Peaches with Mascarpone Cream

Gravity. It makes things fall. It’s why sauces drip and eggs crash to the floor when dropped. It’s why coffee pours out of the carafe and into the mug — not onto the ceiling. It’s why the milk bottle stays on the shelf after you …

Desserts, Egg-free, Fruit, Gluten-free, Healthy Choice, Recipes, Summer, Sweet

Garlic Scape Soup

Don’t believe everything you read. When researching how to grow garlic, every source I read said garlic from seed was next to impossible or took years to mature. Bulbs were the way to go. So a year ago, out of curiosity, I left some scapes …

Egg-free, Garden, Gluten-free, Healthy Choice, Original, Recipes, Savory, Soup, Spring, Summer, Vegetarian

Honeysuckle Sorbet

Right outside my kitchen porch, a graceless post stands cemented in the ground. Its thick, square bulk is so awkward it can’t be passed off as rustic. Ferns and periwinkle hide its base while a honeysuckle vine attempts to disguise the rest of its towering …

Dairy-free, Desserts, Egg-free, Garden, Gluten-free, Healthy Choice, Ice Cream & Frozen Treats, Recipes, Spring, Summer, Vegan

Strawberry Sour cream ice Cream

Strawberry Sour Cream Ice Cream This post was originally part of the Canadian Food Experience Project. As I update my recipes, I’m separating stories from instruction. As a result, you’ll find a recipe-free story in my Sunday Story section. Just look for Strawberry Sins. Years …

Egg-free, Fruit, Gluten-free, Ice Cream & Frozen Treats, Recipes, Summer, Sweet

Dessert Piadinas – Anything Goes

The weather is chilly. Our gas barbecue is out of propane, and the empty tanks are so old they can’t be refilled. Under these conditions, you’d think I couldn’t share a grilling recipe. But you’d be wrong. In fact, it’s the perfect time to showcase …

Baking, Desserts, Egg-free, Recipes, Sweet