Have you guys ever made your own breadcrumbs? I'm a huge fan of panko, so I usually just go ahead and keep a bunch in my pantry, but sometimes when I run out and can't be bothered to go to the store, I'll make up quick batches of breadcrumbs using…
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The first time I made cookies by myself was a disaster. They came out like oddly fluffy, yet dense, hockey pucks. I was 12 and it was for a school bake sale. I didn’t even want to bring them…
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Ever since I made crispy salt and pepper french toast I've been on a savoury French toast kick. There's just something that makes so much sense about bread and eggs being savoury. I always have a hard time deciding between sweet and savoury…
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It’s Popsicle Week! Billy, over at Wit & Vinegar, came up with Popsicle week as an ingenious way to celebrate summer. When it’s hot outside I don’t think there’s any better way to beat the heat. There are a bunch of…
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This week I’m partnering up with Tabasco for a 10 ingredient challenge! Essentially, it’s 10 ingredients, 5 recipes. I absolutely love creating dishes when I have a limited number of ingredients. It’s one of my favourite games:…
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In the summertime (okay, actually, really, all the time) I am all about the steaks. I think my steak-deprived childhood has turned me into a steak fiend. But really, it’s hard not to love steak, especially when there are…
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Corned beef brisket needs no introduction. Those addictively tender, tart and tangy, savory spiced slices of brisket are the stuff that sandwich dreams are made of. Not to mention breakfast dreams, …
It’s tailgating season! Which means tailgating parties, which means SNACKS! Although, who am I really kidding? I have no idea what the heck tailgating season is. I know it has …
Guys, I have a new obsession: mint mojito coffee! It sounds kind of weird, but really, it's all kinds of wonderful. Think, milky, minty, sweet iced coffee. Mike and I …
Chop suey is my comfort food. It was ubiquitous in my childhood. Even though the name chop suey has become unfashionable, versions of it are still everywhere. This modern chop suey …
Have you ever set off your fire alarm while cooking? More often than not, when I’m making pizza, I’ll be rewarded with the high pitched beep of the fire alarm. It’s not that the pizza burns or anything is actually smoking,…
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When my mother-in-law was a young girl growing up in Vietnam, she would sell corn from a corn stand much like a hot dog stand. Instead of hot dogs, she’d grill up corn-on-the-cob and instead of ketchup and mustard, folks…
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