Ballroom Blintz
So, last year I made Nalysnyky* for Orthodox Ukranian Christmas**, based on an excellent (and very forgiving!) recipe provided by Tori Avery here: Cheese Blintzes I made a few changes to the recipe...
View ArticleChili Perhaps con Carne
Chili Peeping! Chili con Carne was the second thing[1] I ever learned to cook (Thanks JC!). I learned to cook it right after I moved out in 2nd year. This recipe is in the tradition of what my mom (and...
View ArticleFruit Pancakes
When I was growing up, we had a weekend tradition, making fruit pancakes. It was the thing I remember my dad making most often in the kitchen[1]. I also remember helping my mom with baking and other...
View ArticleFruit & Ice Cream
Fruit and Ice Cream. One of my favourite things in the world. Where does it come from? As far back as I can remember, it’s been one of my favourite treats (especially bananas!). I think it comes from...
View ArticleSensory Fruit
Warning: Fart Jokes and possibly worse. If beans are the ‘musical fruit’, what is the ‘visually artistic fruit’? And are there fruits for the other senses? The ‘Miracle Fruit’ (Synsepalum dulcificum)...
View ArticleBaba’s Cabbage Rolls
When I was about one year old, my family briefly moved to Ottawa. This turned out to be lucky, as it meant that my Baba wrote down all her recipes for my mom to take with her. This is my favourite,...
View ArticleSriracha & Potato Stir-Fry
So, we were experimenting with stir-fry composition, and happened upon a new favourite: Sriracha & (Rosemary) Potato. It goes as follows: Total preparation and cooking time: 25-30 mins. Serves 2....
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