Granola-topped berry crisp. Serve with yoghurt at breakfast, with ice cream at supper.

Spinach, mushroom and tomato tart

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with Irish country cooking and panhaggerty: potatoes, bacon, onions and cheese. Possibly a perfect food.

Acknowledging a culinary rite of passage: extracting marrow from beef bones.

A film review of Julie and Julia along with my variations of Julia’s Oeufs en Cocotte.

Peach fritters using these beautiful and fragrant Ontario peaches

Stir fried broccolini–so easy it doesn’t really need a recipe…that’s my story and I’m sticking to it.

Grating butter into flour for a shortcrust pastry. Bakewell Tarts, this month’s Daring Bakers challenge, as dared by me and Annemarie

Provencale Pork Chops: easy and tastier than this photo would make you believe

Nigella’s Instant Pancake Mix: A convenient and tasty meal–breakfast, lunch or supper

Baking these carrot oatmeal muffins can be the salve for the anathema of online dating.

This easy chickpea and couscous salad deliciously accompanies lamb or pork, and is a great meal on its own.

All this talk about what used to be called “swine flu” led to these little piggie-shaped butter cookies, complete with face masks.

Making maple syrup the old fashioned way

Baked Eggs in Ham Cups: reviewing Gale Gand’s Brunch for Cookbook Spotlight.

A quick and easy jam made with a small quantity of fruit.

Roast chicken and the story of a perfect marriage proposal, as envisioned by my friend’s brother-in-law.

Celebrate St. Patrick’s day with a pub favourite, Steak and Guinness Stew.

Sweet, sticky, spicy and just a bit crunchy

January ’09’s challenge, topped with nigella seeds.

Perogies served with sour cream and bacon, mushroom and onion topping for a prorogued Parliament.

Apple tart made with sweet shortcrust pastry and dulce de leche