Balsamic Reduction. Great with pan fried halloumi, poached eggs or roast vegetables.

Brown Sugar Stewed Apples. Apples, brown sugar and cornstarch. Just add heat.

This quick and easy puttanesca recipe is adapted for two and has no fresh ingredients. Bonus of no chopping means less fiddling around.

Butterscotch sauce and apple hand pies. Much easier than it sounds and you may already have the ingredients in your kitchen.

A Jamaican inspired curry goat recipe. Goat meat is cheap and lean and this curry is a great way to introduce it into your life.

Salmon and mussel head chowder. Make a delicious chowder using two of the cheapest seafood available. Serve with a mountain of toast.

Russian fudge ice cream. Make ice cream without an ice cream maker the good fashioned old low tech way.

Rhubarb Hand Pies using puff pastry. Serve hot with ice cream or a room temperature with coffee.

Lemonade with honey. This recipe uses 5 lemons.

Buttery Golden Pan-fried Flounder. Whole flounder w/ crunchy roast potatoes & green beans. Tips on beheading, skinning & de-finning.

Roasted Garlic with herb seasoning. Great addition to a platter. Easy and cheap.

Spiced Carrot & Coconut Soup with Focaccia Toast

My attempt at harnessing my inner Chinese fighting muffin with this easy biscotti recipe from Farmgirl Fare.

Lemon Sugar Palmiers.

The secret to making Vietnamese spring rolls.

Scallop Salad for spring. Butter and parsley scallops with fresh mango, avocado, tomatoes, spring onion and cucumber.