Tag: butter
Recipe Adaptation: Mom’s Scuffles
I have been living away from “home” now for four Christmases-worth. Happily, each year I have managed to spend the holiday season with good friends, enjoyed many wonderful meals and parties, and witnessed others’ traditions. There’s no place like home for the Holidays?áin many things, though… and for me, a big part of what makes…
sugar, salt, spice and something nice: 5 of the quickest & easiest, last minute DIY projects ever!
“Ooof! There is no time left, yet I still need a meaningful gift!” No problem. ?áAll you need is a couple jars, 2 or 3 commonly found ingredients and 5 minutes. Ready, set, go! Caffeinated Sugar Scrub Caffeine is?áa very popular ingredient in cosmetics at the moment. Amongst it’s many attributes, it is said to…
DIY Baked Goods are a Hit!
One of the best gifts to give at this time of the year is home-made goodies. ?áHere is a recipe that I adapted from?áNigella Christmas by?áNigella Lawson?á(2008). ?áThis one does not require baking and easy to make. Rocky Road that tastes like Christmas 175g unsalted butter 400g dark chocolate, broken into pieces 3 tablespoons agave…
fish gratin with parsley
The following recipe was adapted from one found in Nigella Christmas. ?áI love Nigella Lawson’s recipes because they are fun to read. ?áShe takes the complication out of cooking. ?áWhen I follow her recipes, I end up making quick and delicious dishes. ?áIt is the opposite of the early Martha Stewart Living recipes that seemed…
Making Some Options Viable: Healthy Poutine!
?á by Natasha Henderson, Montreal ?á When I moved across the country from British Columbia’s Vancouver Island to Montreal, Quebec a little over three years ago, I knew that I would experience many changes. Not the least of these changes, I felt, would be to my diet. I had in mind that I would indulge…