Category Archives: Cooking

David Lebovitz’s “Lean Chocolate Sauce”

Posted on August 10, 2010 by

I love my Perfect Scoop cookbook!  Not only is every single page drool-worthy, but all of the recipes I’ve tried in it so far have turned out perfectly! Tonight, after a nice lighter supper of spaghetti with homemade slow-cooker bolognese … Continue reading →

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Baking with Bacon…

Posted on July 12, 2010 by

Some feral part of my brain decided to combine the following recipes: Blueberries & Cream cupcakes Maple French Toast & Bacon cupcakes French Toast and Bacon cupcakes I present to you, the Blueberry Pancake cupcake: Blueberry and spice cake, with … Continue reading →

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Happiness is…

Posted on July 11, 2010 by

… Making Anthony Bourdain’s french onion soup in my new Le Creuset casserole.

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Carne Enchilada Tacos

Posted on April 12, 2010 by

Inspired by Dona Cata, I whipped these tacos up on Sunday afternoon with seriously minimal effort! For the Carne Enchilada Large-ish boneless pork butt steak (1.25 lb is what I used, could easily be bigger) 1 container of enchilada sauce (enough … Continue reading →

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Kimchi Soup

Posted on March 13, 2010 by

A result of the Making Kimchi series (part 1, 2, and 3), I finally had the raw ingredient to make what I often crave when I start getting a cold: Kimchi Soup! I first learned about Kimchi Soup from my … Continue reading →

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Jalapeno Cheddar Scones

Posted on March 8, 2010 by

Thank you Tia for the awesome recipe!  I whipped these up tonight (on a weeknight!) and made Chris heat up a can of tomato soup.  They were perfect together.  Tomorrow, these will go with my favourite black bean soup! Sigh … Continue reading →

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Making kimchi – part 3

Posted on March 6, 2010 by

See also – Making Kimchi – part 1 and Making Kimchi – part 2 With all of your veggies chopped, now you’re ready for the last, long stretch.  The first thing you’ll need to do is salt the 10 lbs … Continue reading →

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Making Kimchi – part 2

Posted on March 4, 2010 by

See also Making Kimchi – part 1 Okay, now that you have all your ingredients, the next step is chopping all your veggies.  I suggest starting this either the morning of your kimchi-making day, or even the day before.  It’s … Continue reading →

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Dill Pickle Soup

Posted on March 3, 2010 by

Yes, it may sound strange, but dill pickle soup is pretty awesome! I stole most of it from this recipe, and modified a few things. Ingredients: 6 cups chicken broth (reconstituted from the “better than bouillon” stuff works well) 2 … Continue reading →

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Making Kimchi – part 1

Posted on March 2, 2010 by

This is going to be a multi-part series on how I made Kimchi at home, from scratch! First out – major props to Maangchi, who’s awesome website provides step-by-step instructions with tons of pictures and the most endearing videos to … Continue reading →

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