Golden cherry tomatoes have the most subtle sweetness to them and are as magical as a golden summer sunset, IMO!! Last summer, some friends and I did a mini-road trip to Almonte, Ontario and stopped by a farmer's market, where I managed to get my hands on the most perfect pint of Sungold cherry tomatoes [...]
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Stuffing Meatballs with Cranberry & Orange
❄12 Days of Christmas with LG,BE❄ 🌟Day 10🌟 When the holidays really kick off, sometimes you get down to the nitty gritty remnants of leftovers in your fridge with a hint of pantry or freezer stragglers that you don't want to leave behind. This recipe was intended to try and use up some of these [...]
Baked Salmon with Pomegranate Glaze & Chili Cucumbers
❄LG,BE’s 12 Days of Christmas❄ 🎄Day 9 🎄 Baked salmon is one of the easiest proteins to pull off, especially for a crowd or a dinner party. I usually go for the more common flavours when it comes to salmon like dill, lemon, garlic, dijon mustard or maple syrup... you get the gist. When I browse [...]
Tagliatelle with Seared Mushrooms, Bacon & Parmesan
❄LG,BE's 12 Days of Christmas❄ 🌟Day 5🌟 If you've been around me for a while, you know that I have, and will always be, a mushroom fanatic. They are an incredibly versatile ingredient in the kitchen and lend themselves to many recipes for a number of reasons; they add an unreplicated and unique flavour profile [...]
Roast Chicken with alotta Garlic
❄LG,BE's 12 Days of Christmas❄ 🎄Day 4🎄 You read that right. Like enough garlic to make people question if you're okay or need some emotional support. But funnily enough, I think the popular opinion these days (on social media, at least) is that there is no such thing as too much garlic. I have to [...]
Apple & Gouda Stuffed Chicken with Sage Gravy
I love taking a classic dish like seared chicken breast and sprucing it up with whatever seasonal ingredients are available to me. This time around, I was really inspired by tart apples and cozy herb flavours like sage and thyme to create a delicious pan gravy.... because who doesn't love a pan gravy? I chose [...]
Butternut Squash Risotto with Crispy Pancetta & Goat Cheese
I'm sure I've said about 1000 times already that nothing screams comfort food quite like the start of autumn ... but when that slight chill in the evenings starts, you better believe I am running over every recipe I can think of trying to cram them into my agenda for the next few months. Risotto [...]
Slow Cooker Pot Roast with Gravy
🎁 LG,BE's 12 Days of Christmas🎁 DAY 10 Have you ever wondered what the reality of writing a food blog is reaaaaally like? I test and pivot around obstacles that are bound to happen in the kitchen so that you don't have to endure those yourselves. Although I'd like to think I am the Barefoot [...]
Kopytka with Sautéed Mushrooms, Kielbasa and Shredded Sprouts // Polish Potato Dumplings
☃ LG,BE's 12 Days of Christmas☃ DAY 8 So story time: the plan was to make Babcia's pierogi this year. I set my mind to it at the beginning of November when I started thinking of what recipes I wanted to post this year for my 12 Days of LG,BE and pierogi were at the [...]
Cioppino (Fisherman’s Stew)
🎅LG,BE's 12 Days of Christmas🎅 DAY 7 This one is for all my seafood lover's out there. A relatively quick stew that can be made within an hour, that doesn't break the bank, but definitely makes you feel like you're dining under some twinkly lights in San Francisco at night. The nice thing is that [...]
Little Girl, Big Eats 