Duck Fat Roasted Potatoes
Today's post is brought to you by duck fat. Need I say more??Duck fat is amazing. And tasty. And amazing. And a healthy fat. And amazing. And inexpensive. And amazing. Another thing on my top...
View ArticleCamp-foodie
A few weekends ago (and ambitiously early in terms of my tolerance for outdoorsy activities), we packed up our world and trekked it out to Spray Lakes. For someone with a near-complete disinterest in...
View ArticleCheesepalooza: Homemade Whole Milk Ricotta
I set some foodie goals back at the beginning of this year. It was a great way to focus my culinary efforts, learn some new things, and explore more of the food that I love. Well... one of those goals...
View ArticleHomemade Ricotta: Two Tastes
This whole escapade into homemade cheese has made me dream and concoct different combinations of flavours to create the perfect cheesy bite. When you put all of this effort into making your own cheese,...
View ArticleCheesepalooza: Basic Chevre
While August and its ricotta zipped on by, September welcomed us with another Cheesepalooza challenge... a basic chevre. A basic chevre or goat cheese is another cheese that I enjoy (well... I can't...
View ArticleCheesepalooza: Whey Ricotta
In making all of these cheeses, I have been left with an exorbitant amount of whey. Charlie the puppy absolutely loves this, as a bit of this on his kibble like cereal is enough to have him doing...
View ArticleCheesepalooza: DIY Cheese Moulds
Don't get me wrong, I love to throw myself into a project. I like to have all of the fancy supplies and gadgets. I try to not cut corners... mostly. :P I want to make an earnest effort and work hard to...
View ArticleCheesepalooza: Ricotta Salata
Oh, ricotta salata... this is a cheese within a cheese. First, you need to make yourself some ricotta. You could opt for the whole milk ricotta or, as I did, you can build on flavour by utilizing whey...
View ArticleCheesepalooza: Cabecou... maybe?
After so many pretty pictures of cabecou or "little goat" turned up on blogs and the Cheesepalooza facebook page, I had to try my hand at it. Take one look and I think you'll agree!Cabecou is a classic...
View ArticleCheesepalooza: Feta
Feta, feta, bo-beta.. banana fana pho feta.. fe fi fo... FETA. Yep, that was dorky. I couldn't resist. Or, more so, I couldn't get it out of my head... I'm sorry.When our October challenge was issued,...
View ArticleRoasted Chicken with Maple Butternut Squash Risotto
Two of my absolute favourite things to cook are the jumping off point for this fantastic Sunday (or any other night) dinner... roast chicken and risotto. I see both as blank canvases where you can add...
View ArticleEmma's Elmo Birthday!
What is about to follow is absolutely shameless posting of an adorable little gal... our little Emma-bean, niece-extraordinaire, who is growing up to be a wonderful little person because of her great...
View ArticleCheesepalooza: Crescenza
I know that there is much more to the world of cooking (and eating) than cheese. Despite the recent overwhelmingly cheesy content of my blog, I really do know this. But what you don't know is that...
View ArticleRoasted Chicken with Cheese Souffle
I started my day with a few welcome lattes and laziness before moving on to attempt cultured butter for Cheesepalooza (which I will write about another day). Of course, though, I wasn't entirely...
View ArticleChicken and Waffles
I'm not a big fan of leftovers. I can manage eating a copy of a meal once before I need to really repurpose it or risk it going sideways in the fridge while I avoid it. To minimize this, I seem to try...
View ArticleCheesepalooza: Mozzarella
In this month's mozzarella challenge, I was pulled into several different directions. I had made a quick mozzarella at this year's Eat Alberta conference and thought it was just a fantastic, quick...
View Articlewannafoodie in Metro Edmonton!
I'm thrilled to be included, alongside the esteemed and amazing Kitchen Magpie Karlynn and Phil the Baconhound, in a 12 Days of Christmas feature in Metro Edmonton. The 4th day of Christmas featured...
View ArticleEats & Smiles: Reflections on 2012
It's interesting how quickly things can change in one's world. Times like these seem to leave you less energy or inspiration for other things... like cooking.It's been a whirlwind.My December was...
View ArticleChocolate Espresso Banana Bread
I've been spending a LOT of time lately revisiting my eating and cooking habits. I don't like "light" or "diet" or "non-fat." (Though I do like 1% milk for my cereal.) For me, I think having a small...
View ArticlewannaGROW: Rhubarb (and Honeyed Cardamom Rhubarb Compote)
Life with a monster garden means a monster amount of work. It means loads of weeding, digging, pruning, planting, composting, and so on. In the past three years, we've brought our yard from an...
View ArticlewannaGROW: Chive Blossoms (and Butter and Vinegar)
I just had a good laugh... at myself. wannaGROW isn't as much about what I can grow as it is about what I can't kill. Rhubarb and chives. What a good starting point!So, at a certain point, likely...
View ArticlewannaGROW: Chives (and Cheddar and Chive Focaccia)
It's a bit amusing to have a wannaGROW on the topic of chives, as most people have such voracious chive plants that they don't want them to grow! I've lucked out with, yet another, discovery in our...
View ArticleStampede Midway Food Tour 2013
After a great Capital Ex midway food tour with friends in Edmonton a few years ago, I started my own tradition of a midway food tour at the Stampede since moving here. It's one of those great nights...
View ArticleEating Breakfast
So, it's been ages. No apologies. Just life... and more life... and a wedding... mine... yep. YIKES. A very hectic and festival filled summer at work coupled with wedding planning (and wedding tasks...
View ArticleWhite Asparagus and Ham Double Baked Potato
After a lengthy trip to the grocery store, we returned home with three bags filled with virtue... well, aside from (virtuously) supporting the Calgary Zoo with (not-so-virtuous) limited edition gelato...
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