Sides and Salads

Breakfast and Brunch

Fruit Salad with Ginger Syrup

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I enjoy thinking about food, especially planning food for an intimate dinner or a casual Sunday brunch. I lose myself in daydreaming about what I’ll make and how I’ll prepare each dish, from the prep work to the rotation schedule for when each dish goes into the oven next. So, with so much energy spent [...]

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Main Courses

Oyster & Shitake Mushrooms

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I’ve reached day six of the Eating Down the Fridge challenge and I’m happy to report all is going well. No one is starving and our meals are not a crazy combination of disparate goods. I’m also excited to announce you can read more about my EDF experience on A Mighty Appetite with Kim O’Donnel [...]

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Sides and Salads

Morel Mushroom Hunting

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This past week found me suddenly traveling across the country to visit my childhood home in Michigan in order to care for my mother. On my first morning there, the air was warm and the sun shone brightly. Something about it just felt like spring mushroom hunting weather. I knew we had a few hours [...]

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Appetizers and Snacks

Mexican Jicama-Pineapple Salad

Today kicks off a series of much-needed Mexican recipes. Since moving to Canada, I find myself missing my former ‘south of the border’ food. And now that Mexico is two borders away, I miss it tremendously. I dusted off my sole Mexican cookbook and decided to explore a few recipes I hadn’t yet tried. This [...]

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