Christmas Alone? You Can Do It!
Spending Christmas alone, or doing any holiday solo, is hard especially when you are used to being with a big
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20-Minute Pizza Dough
Pizza. It’s a treat. It’s comfort food. It’s a craving. It’s crazy simple to make, but because of the ubiquity
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Cinco de Mayo – Just Tacos & Tequila or Something Real?
Every year in April I’m pitched on Cinco de Mayo stories. Generally very cliche pitches about how to use tortillas,
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House Bulgogi Recipe
As part of the work I’m doing with Ontario Corn-Fed Beef, I’ve been working on recipes to share with you
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Chicken Waldorf Salad – Quick and Easy
I don’t usually do these quickie recipe posts, but this is such a great lunch it seemed a shame not to share it. Traditionally this would be served on a bed of lettuce, but I prefer it as a salad or rolled in lettuce leaves as a lettuce wrap.
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Chef Carl Heinrich’s Station Burger with Pommes Kennedy
I wasn’t quite sure what was coming when Chef Carl Heinrich said he’d be sharing the recipe for Station Burger
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Avocado Caesar Salad Dressing Recipe
This Caesar salad dressing recipe was designed to allow me to enjoy Caesars when I wasn’t able to eat eggs. It uses avocado instead of egg and is richer and much better than many of Caesar Salad dressings I’ve had both in restaurant and commercially, while still staying true to the original flavours in a traditional Caesar Salad dressing.
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Chef Adam Hynam-Smith’s Beef with Thai Coconut Red Curry, Haricots Verts, and Herb Salad
When Adam’s recipe arrived for this month’s Chefs #LoveCDNBeef I was very excited to get cooking and try it. Not
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Chef Matt Kantor’s Honey-Braised Short Ribs with Parsnip and Dandelion
When I asked Matt to share a recipe as part of the Chefs #LoveCDNBeef series of monthly recipes from Ch efs
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I Make Lemon Tarts, Luscious Lemon Tarts
This recipe was inspired by Dufflet’s French Lemon Tart, and through trial and error, I developed this absolutely fantastic lemon tart recipe!
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Longo’s: Judi & Courtney’s Honeycrisp Apple Crisp
One of the great things about the recent Longo’s Field Trip to Wilmot Orchards for me was getting to speak
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Lex’s Infamous Sangria Recipe
You can thank my god-daughter Morgan** for this never-before-shared sangria recipe. She wanted sangria for her birthday and I can’t
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Dumped On The River Again Again
Getting dumped is a part of life, and I’ve come to terms with the fact that at least once a
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Artist Statement: 50 Paces Project
On request, I am posting the Artist Statement I wrote for 50 Paces: an Installation opening at the Saint John
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Triple Gingerbread Dudes
Last night I succumbed to a Solstice Eve baking frenzy and filled our house with the smell of warm gingerbread.
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Lex’s Chili Garlic Dipping Sauce
This Chili Garlic Dipping Sauce is my favourite sauce and I use it for so many things. It’s fantastic for
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Don’t Waste the Maple Syrup!
You know when you finish your breakfast and there is that little puddle of maple syrup on your plate? That makes me cry.
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Peter Suttie – Saying Goodbye
I’m thinking of Peter Suttie this morning. Another person I’m going to miss until I can’t miss anymore. I just
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Live Apple Tasting
When was the last time you stopped and tasted an apple the way you’d taste a fine wine, or a
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Ontario Apple Ambassador
I’m so excited to announce that the Ontario Apple Growers Association asked if I would be an Ontario Apple Ambassador!
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