Rose lemonade with homemade rose syrup. Gin optional, but obviously recommended. Perfect mother’s day sipper!

Giant Kitchen Sink Cookies: huge, delicious oatmeal cookies with chocolate, coconut, pecans + dried fruit.

Rhubarb Dutch Baby (PS. a dutch baby is like a delicious, puffy, oven-baked crepe). Super easy, great for mother’s day brunch!

Chewy oatmeal cookies with crispy edges and teensy pockets of toffee to crunch among shards of melty dark chocolate.

Creamy homemade hot chocolate with cocoa, chocolate, and a secret ingredient that boosts the silky taste without the weightiness of cream.

Really good Chili Con Carne with beef and beans. Perfect for a chilly (or…Chili) night (see what I did there?), or the big game.

Almost Instant Miso Noodle Soup: soothing, flavourful soup in about the amount of time it takes to boil water.

Easy royal icing for decorating cookies – it freezes well and packs well, and makes beautiful designs.

Chewy Dark Chocolate Cookies with White Chocolate Chunks

Spinach Gomae Noodles- a delicious noodle bowl with spinach and a creamy sesame sauce, based on Japanese gomae.

An addictive toffee cookie bark smothered in milk chocolate, toasted almonds and flaky salt.

Crispy oven-roasted chickpeas with cumin and chili – an easy, addictive appetizer.

Spiced Maple-Roasted Squash + Halloumi salad with pomegranate molasses. A great fall or Thanksgiving salad!

Squash, Roasted Garlic + Goat Cheese Tart- made with puff pastry, it’s super easy. A great fall or Thanksgiving appetizer!

Gulab jamun are a favourite Indian dessert. They’re like super-soft donut holes made with powdered milk and soaked in cardamom syrup.

Flaky Cherry Cheese Turnovers with Almond Icing. Like cherry pie and cherry cheesecake in one! Made with frozen puff pastry, super easy.

Cinnamon Raisin Rice Pudding: thick, creamy rice pudding with cinnamon and plump raisins. Delicious hot or cold – ultimate comfort food.