This is the corn bread I make most often—super easy, satisfying without being too rich or too sweet, with a crispy, salty, butter crust, it is a great all-purpose quick bread to have in your back pocket.
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Choose Your Own Adventure Energy Bites
These nutritionally-dense little gems are super simple and customizable, perfect for virtual learners to make and eat independently.
The Pancake Hall of Fame Vol. 3: Ricotta Pancakes w/ Balsamic Strawberries
This is my take on the Cheesecakelets from Nigella Lawson’s excellent book Feast. Mostly egg and cheese with just enough flour to hold them together, they are less like normal pancakes and more like dreamy little pancake clouds.
Zucchini + Brussels Sprout Fritters
Why should latkes have all the fun? These babies are a great way to use up zucchini, which, let’s be honest, is nobody’s favourite!
The Pancake Hall of Fame Vol. 2: The Weekend Pancake
Perfect for those mornings when you crave a breakfast that feels like a treat, but isn’t so decadent that you need to lie down afterwards. Blonde and fluffy, they are the perfect match for whatever toppings your heart desires.
The Pancake Hall of Fame Vol. 1: The Weekday Pancake
These wholesome banana oat pancakes are gluten free, packed with protein and fiber, and delicious. They are also quick to make and produce minimal dishes—meaning that I can easily throw them together on a crazy weekday morning!
The World's Second Best Waffle
I used to believe that non-yeasted waffles were not worth my time. This is the waffle that changed all that.
Magic Scones
WTF is going on with this spring snow storm? Get your act together Mother Nature!
Here is a magical little scone recipe to make dealing with this weather a tiny bit more bearable. Stay tuned at the end for my current favourite variation—Blood Orange and Rye with Dark Chocolate Puddles.
Vegan Chocolate Almond Spread
Zoe and I set out to make a simple, healthy-ish, version of Nutella that her sister would actually eat. Spread it on a banana, a tortilla, a pancake, or eat it from a spoon! It is delicious, packed with protein, and vegan to boot!
Simple Cornmeal Muffins with Olive Oil and Orange
These simple little muffins may not be show-stoppers, but they are perfect in their corny simplicity.
Zoe's Black and White Brownies
My five year old has started baking brownies on her own, and man alive are they good!
The Last Hurrah: Yeasted Waffles with Raspberry Ripple Cream
In celebration of the last day of summer holidays, Zoe and I combined our all-time favourite waffles with our latest magical discovery—a raspberry ripple whipped cream.
Salted Espresso Chocolate Shortbread
These little gems are a Frankenstein mash-up between two of my favourite cookies: Dorie Greenspan’s Chocolate Espresso Shortbread, and Alison Roman’s Salted Butter Chocolate Chunk Shortbread.
Bittersweet Chocolate Sauce
This rich, intensely flavoured chocolate sauce is an update of a family classic. Salty, bitter, and slightly granular, it is like the best brownie batter spooned warm over cold ice cream.
Rhubarb and Rye Streusel Muffins
Delicious enough to serve to guests, nourishing enough to eat for breakfast, these sweet-and-sour little gems are one of my go-to summer recipes.
Fat and Feminist: Reflections on a 9 Day Experiment
Last week I embarked on a 9 day ‘cleanse’. I also read Roxane Gay’s beautiful book Hunger. These two things collided to produce some illuminating if anxiety-inducing ruminations on my relationships with food and my own body.
Vegan Beet Pesto Pasta
Versions of this pasta have been floating around the world of food in the past year. I am here to tell you that it is worth the hype! Gorgeous to look at, easy to make, vegan, and utterly delicious, what I love most about this baby is that it is like nothing else I have ever made.
Make This Bread!
You can, you should, you must make this bread! I'm looking at you!
Lunch for One: Eggs Poached in Tomato Sauce with Onions, Olives, and Wine
Twice a week I get to make lunch just for me. What I want on these days, always, is something simple, satisfying, and full of the amazing flavours my little stinkers refuse to eat.
Share the Loaf: Banana Power Bread
It may not be flashy, but banana bread is always a good idea. This one is hearty and dense, with ground oats and pumpkins seeds. And chocolate, obviously.