Hearty and Healthy Spinach and Black Bean Enchiladas

As much as I detest posting bad food photos, I’ve just gotta do it. After describing to my mom the deliciousness of these enchiladas, she made me promise to post the recipe—bad photos and all. I...

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Today is your lucky day. I’ve stumbled upon the BEST cookie recipe ever and I’m going to share. That’s right, these chocolate chip cookies (from Anna Olson of Food Network fame) are perfect. I...

Cauliflower Lentil Soup

As of today, I’ve officially been back to work for a whole month! This new reality is quite a change for me. Just as I was mastering the art of being a full-time mom, I’m now learning to balance...

Chocolate Miracle Whip Cake with Fudge Icing

This past Sunday I had two very good reasons to make this rich yummy chocolate cake. One, it was my hubby’s birthday, and two, it was also his first father’s day. And, the poor guy also had to...

Blueberry Streusel Cake

Has it really been more than a month since my last post? That feels like years in the blogosphere. Doesn’t it? Like I’ve fallen into some great big dark abyss – a place where blogs go to die. Ok,...

Blackberry Almond Muffins

Success! Muffin success, that is. I often try my hand at creating recipes from scratch or adapting my favorite ones, and truthfully, more often than not, they fail miserably, and then I’m left with...

Butternut Squash Potage

Rain rain go away, come again another day… It’s a dreary day here in Montreal, not the sunny warm Easter weekend weather I was hoping for, but that’s ok. I’ll stay in and hibernate; watch movies...

Lemon Sugar Cookies

I kind of feel that this is probably true of all my fellow bloggers, but I’ll say it anyway. When I’m down in the dumps, I just can’t bring myself to bake, or post, or, for that matter, get out of...

Blackberry Pear Custard Pie

‘More pie please!’ That’s what I said after my second helping. Gulp. Then I got a grip. It would have been completely possible to eat this entire pie myself and had it not been for the inevitable...

Chocolate Banana Muffins

Oh Nigella, you’re so witty and entertaining and lovely and your recipes are divine. You really are a domestic goddess. Even my husband is infatuated with you. For my birthday, I was lucky to...

Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Sometimes a song gets stuck in your head and no amount of trying can get it out. Well, this happened to me the other day, with the C is for Cookie song. You know, the Cookie Monster song? It’s...

Peanut Butter Ice Cream Pie

Is it really March already? The changing seasons make me happy and sad all at the same time. I’m so looking forward to warmer weather, but it also reminds me how quickly life flies by. While I’m...

Blueberry & White Chocolate Loaf

Hey folks! Not only do I want to share this yummy loaf recipe with you, but I also want to share some happy news – I’m an aunty again! My sister just had a baby girl (which totally justifies my...

Guinness Beef Stew

A little while ago, we had the most delicious dinner with our dear friends (and uber-talented people) Erin and Justin. Not only can Justin cook – and cook really well (he made this amazing stew),...

Scones for my Sweetie

Happy Valentines day! I hope you’re all spending some quality time with the ones you love. My Valentines day weekend (who really celebrates on a Monday?) included these fluffy heart-shaped...

Seriously Smitten with these Blondies

I’ve made these amazing blondies about a gazillion times (recipe from the stellar Smitten Kitchen). Seriously, they’re so easy and really quick to make, that whatever the occasion they seem...

Carrot Soup

Is there anything better on a cold afternoon than a hearty bowl of hot soup and warm fresh baguette? Ummm…well maybe hot coco….or a glass of red wine. Oh yes, red wine, that might take the cake....

Orange Cranberry Muffins

Here I am, writing this nice post, enjoying a moment of solitude while H naps and what has to happen!? Well, since somebody decided to park in the snow bank in front of our house – specifically...

Apple Crisp

Don’t you just love lazy Sundays? No plans, no reason to leave the house and nothing much to do, but laundry and baking. This is my kind day. It’s chilly outside and I’m craving warm, comforting...

Cupcakes!

Hey lovelies. So, I know I’ve been slacking lately on my blogging duties. I swear, I actually have been cooking, but everything gets gobbled up before a picture is taken. Mostly I’ve been making...

French Onion Soup

Ingredients: 2 tbsp butter 1 tbsp olive oil 8 large onions (sliced) 1/2 tsp sugar 2 tbsp flour 6 cups beef broth 1 cup chicken broth 1/2 cup red wine 1 1/2 tbsp red wine vinegar Couple dashes of...

Almond Raspberry Cake

This cake takes only a few minutes to make and boy is it ever tasty. My mom’s been making this forever and I’m not sure where she got her recipe from, but I’ve seen versions of this everywhere....

Yummy Lemon Lentil Soup

Soup week continues… This is my all-time favorite soup. In the food court of my office building there’s this amazing lebanese restaurant called Akli and they serve the most delicious lentil soup....

A light broccoli and veggie potage

I don’t know about you, but I seriously overdid it this Christmas. So much food in just a few days. Rich and decadent apps, entrees and desserts…they were so good, but after a few added pounds and...

Creamy Shrimp Dip

Another holiday dip!? Yep! And this one’s super tasty And simple – need I say more? Ingredients: 1 package cream cheese 4 tbsp mayo 2 squirts of lemon 2-3 green onions chopped 1/2 green pepper...

Merry Christmas!

Ina’s Creme Brulee

Creme brulee is my favorite dessert. This was my first attempt at making it, and unfortunately it didn’t exactly work out as planned. Don’t get me wrong, it’s really tasty, but here’s the problem:...

Pear Streusel Cake

I love streusel. How can you not? Yummy bits of cinnamon, sugar, and buttery goodness. Whether in cake or muffins, as a topping or hidden in layers, I’m all about the streusel. I had some lonely...

Grand-maman’s Bread Pudding

This is a family recipe from my hubby’s grand-maman Pariseau. She always serves this dessert when we visit and boy oh boy, is it ridiculously good. If you like maple syrup, you’re going to love...

Ginger Snaps

You can’t have Christmas without ginger snaps! Well, you can – but why!? For me, this is the quintessential Christmas cookie and my mom makes them every year. I should really make these more often...