A few weeks back, nudged and prodded by John, I bought a bag of key limes and turned them into pie.
I admit, I felt a tinge of irony serving up a whipped cream fluffed, graham cracker cradled dessert straight from the refrigerator (or “ice box” as it should be known in reference to today’s pie.) Continue reading
I have a gift for you today. Meet Cava Sangria.
It’s sunshine. And flowers. Pourable, and even portable. And trust me; you want it in your glass ASAP.
Besides being obviously extremely delicious, refreshing, and totally sassy, I’m also thinking it has magical powers. An excellent prescription for problems such as:
Another dumpling recipe to share today, albeit this one from the opposite side of the world. Today’s recipe is a dim sum favorite, I’ve never before attempted to make from scratch at home. Tender-moist, translucent, and dripping with sweet-salty flavor, we scarffed these dumplings along side a meal of steamed sticky rice wrapped in lotus leaves and mugs of steaming jasmine green tea. Continue reading
Happy April, Everyone. I thought I would squeeze in one last winter recipe today before spring.
I grew up eating pierogies (“per-o-gies” for those of you unfamiliar.) Not much Eastern European heritage in my family, but Alberta is famously home to generations of immigrants from the Ukraine & Poland, who brought to Canada not only their farming abilities, but also their food. Pierogies are a generally a potato and cheese dumpling wrapped in soft pasta-like dough. They come in many iterations – plain potato, sauerkraut, onion-laced, cheddar, I’ve even seen blueberry – and are generally served either boiled, or lightly pan fried. Continue reading
I’ve been on a pancake tear lately. I made pancakes on a Friday this week. The ability to pull together (and enjoy) a weekend breakfast on a weekday morning, should be some sort of relaxation barometer. Pancake breakfast enjoyed outside in the mid-March summer sunshine is evidently all I need to skip gleefully off to the office. I ask so little, really. Continue reading