I can’t remember my first Scotch egg or even why I decided to try one, but after the first bite I was hooked. How could I not fall in love a perfectly boiled egg wrapped up in a sausage…
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I’m a purist when it comes to banana bread: no nuts, no chocolate, no dried banana chips. I like my banana bread to taste like bananas. I love how something magical happens when bananas are baked; the sugars caramelize…
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Do you ever just wander around the grocery store until inspiration strikes? Sometimes that means I’m in and out of the store in five minutes, but sometimes it means I’ll wander aimlessly for…
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State Bird Provisions in San Francisco has been on my radar for a while. I’ve been meaning to try it even before Bon Appetit named it 2012’s Restaurant of the Year. My first attempt at eating at State Bird…
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Seems to me like there are a lot of Valentine’s Day haters out there, but I will confess right now, I’m not one of them. I’m not the hugest fan – I don’t go all out and decorate my…
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Mike and I love going on long rambling walks that go nowhere in particular. More often than not, we’ll end up in a grocery or kitchen goods store. The other week we stopped into Williams Sonoma where they were…
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Do you ever find it hard to shop for the men in your life? Thinking up good gifts for men always seem to be harder, amirite? I always find it super …
So wrong it’s right? Scrambled pancakes are trending on TikTok. They look like scrambled eggs but they’re topped with syrup and fruit and people are eating them up. Are they …
The other day I got a text: can you send me your potato salad recipe? I mean, it was totally plausible that it was from a friend, but I didn’t …
I'm back for another day in Totoro Week with some super easy Totoro pancake art! I've made Totoro pancakes before but never pancake art style. What's pancake art you ask? …
Is there anything better than summertime and desserts? The sun has finally been shinning down on Vancouver and the gorgeous weather is perfect for picnics and barbecues. In my books, no picnic or barbecue is complete without dessert –…
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Spot prawns are Mike’s absolute favourite seafood so now that it’s spot prawn season we’re going to be eating prawns like crazy. We love grilled prawns, but no patio means no grilling so I usually just pan-fry the prawns…
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