My rule when it comes to big family gatherings is that until I'm the one who will be hosting everyone, I will only then worry that I have never cooked a whole turkey or a honey glazed ham, or anything significant like that in my life. And I don't plan on doing it..."just for fun" [...]
Category: FOOD & DRINK
Old-Fashioned Hot Chocolate
Hot chocolate on a cold, snowy day is the ultimate beverage if you want to survive this dreary winter that's heading our way. For a minute, just forget the stuff that you buy at the grocery store -- it's 95% sugar and anything "instant" is never, I repeat never, as good as making it yourself. [...]
Shrimp Di Fravalo Cappellini (aka spicy af shrimp pasta)
I grew up in a Polish Catholic family who liked to celebrate traditionally by fasting and refraining from eating meat until Christmas day. Christmas Eve, otherwise known as Wigilia (Vee-geel-leeya) in my household meant a few things: you were absolutely starving by the time you sat down for 7 o'clock dinner, and as a reward, [...]
Orange Mint Gin & Tonic
I asked you guys what sort of alcoholic drinks you'd prefer on Instagram (oh yeah, check out @littlegirl_bigeats !!) A lot of you voted for a bitter drink over a sweet one, preferring to taste the alcohol for what it is rather than have it hidden with other savoury flavours. I immediately thought of a [...]
Spicy+Sweet Pho
Last year, I found myself living with some unconventional roomies; two unbelievably sweet people who took me into their home like a daughter and one adorable furry friend for life. We had the best time learning about one another's lives and we poked fun at each other like family. We also battled frequently in ruuuuthless [...]
Mediterranean Turkey + Spinach Meatballs
My fondest memory of eating Greek brings me back to my first year of university. Whenever my friends and I decided to stay in residence and have a girl's night, we ended up ordering the most inauthentic chicken souvlaki meal you could imagine. We sprawled out around my dorm room to talk about our lives [...]
Fiery Roasted Cabbage
I know what you're thinking okay...cabbage is not a sexy thing to cook. Hear me out: I was eating at a restaurant in downtown Toronto and ordered an entree that had grilled cabbage, among other beautiful components like seared scallops and butter-roasted potatoes. I had every intention of scraping that cabbage to the side of [...]
Chai Time
This cocktail is for all my sweet friends out there who want to keep drinking their Starbucks order in the form of an alcoholic beverage...frankly I have no judgement on the matter. INGREDIENTS Steeped chai tea, cold or hot2 oz of coffee liquorCinnamon stickIce (if keeping cold) Create a concentrated chai tea in a pot [...]
Roasted Fall Vegetables
I totally get that you can roast vegetables any time of year, but once fall hits, it's like some spirit takes over my body and says, "roast them, roast them all" with no mercy. Roasting brings out such a unique flavour profile to vegetables. Some will take on the taste of sweetness as they caramelize [...]
Autumn Sangria
Warm, spicy notes. Red wine. Citrus and apples. Red wine. Cinnamon sticks. Red wine. A little brandy. Oh yeah, and red wine. Sangria is a fool-proof cocktail drink in my book because it can miraculously alter its recipe based on what seasonally available fruit you have at hand. It's also a great way to re-purpose [...]
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