Strawberry Basil Scones
I’m not much of a baker. There is something about baking that doesn’t really do it for me. I don’t know what it is. Perhaps because it is fairly passive, […]
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Cabbage Roll Inspired Stew
As you may know, last week was Christmas for those belonging to the Orthodox church. To celebrate the occasion, my good friend Victoria invited us over for a delicious dinner […]
Butternut Squash Lasagna Recipe
Well, tomorrow is my third final (Contract Law) of my first semester of law school and what am I doing? That’s right… procrastinating. While I can attempt to justify this […]
Chipotle Cajun Coleslaw
It’s a busy time here in Vancouver. The semester has raced by and I’m in the midst of exam season. Naturally the most responsible thing to do during one of […]
Zucchini Pasta Carbonara
There are just some meals that will always be comfort food for me. Stroganoff meatballs, a childhood classic, is one of my favourite meals that reminds me of home. Another […]
Butternut Squash Linguine
Hey look! Another recipe that uses butternut squash! I know I’ve already admitted to being in a bit of a butternut squash rut, but as soon as I saw this […]
Home-made Sausage Rolls
Whenever you move away from a city, there are always going to be things you miss. I don’t think I realized how much I was going to miss living in […]
Butternut Squash Bread
I’m in a bit of an ingredient rut these days. It seems that every recipe that I flag contains butternut squash. Perhaps it started with my revamped Sheppard’s Pie recipe, but since […]
Tomato, Mushroom and Pesto Pasta
One of my goals for the school year is work on finding recipes that don’t take as much time to make. Don’t get me wrong, I love spending all day […]
Branching Out – Thai Coconut Mussels
I rarely cook with seafood. It’s a fact. Maybe it’s because it expensive, maybe it’s because I’m not all that confident making it. But for whatever reason, I find that […]
Squashed and Spicy Cottage Pie
It’s amazing how tastes change over time. For example: I used to hate Shepard’s/Cottage pie. Something about the combination of mashed potatoes, ground beef, and corn just did not do […]
Pea Pesto Pasta Salad – My First Meal of Law School
It’s a been a busy few weeks for me. Last Saturday, I packed up one of my family’s cars and drove out to Vancouver, where I will be completing my […]
Hummus Inspired Quinoa Salad
Look at me go, two posts in one week! I know its been a while since I’ve blogged regularly but I do intend to climb back on this horse and […]
Glory Bowls – Delicious Summer Salad
You know when summer just gets too hot and you lose all desire to cook anything? I was definitely feeling that before I stumbled upon this recipe. While I’m no […]
Risotto Cakes
I’ve mentioned this before on the blog but I LOVE Risotto. Anytime I am struggling to think of what to make for dinner, I have a tendency to turn to […]
An Ode to Quebec – Sugar Pie!
Every Friday, four friends and I get together for something we like to call “Round the World” dinner club, where each week we try food from a different cuisine. Over […]
Something different for breakfast – Tomato and Goat Cheese Muffins
Hello 2012! After a wonderfully relaxing trip to Alberta, I’m back in frigid Ottawa. While Calgary was nearly +12 when I left, coming back to a brisk -18 degree Ottawa […]
Chocolate Strawberry Cream Cheese Pie
As many of you know I am a fiercely competitive potlucker. No matter what the occasion, I always bring out the big guns to try and woo everyone at the […]
Kitchen Sink Risotto or How I’ve learned to embrace my carb loving habits
I always find it amazing how quickly a food can become one of your favourites. While most of the time when I blog for this site, I will try a […]
Exploring a New Vegetable: Eggplant Curry
During my travels throughout Turkey and Greece, I discovered the joy that is eggplant. While I had eaten eggplant a few times back in Canada, I hadn’t really appreciated how […]
Turkish Style Omelets – Menemen
For the past, 7 weeks I have had the amazing opportunity to travel across not only Western Europe but the fascinating country of Turkey. Along the way, I was able […]
Happy Chinese New Year… err.. Valentine’s Day – Siumai
I know, I know, I’ve kind of missed the Chinese New Years boat, seeing that the holiday was last week, but I really wanted to share this delicious dim sum […]
Pad Thai
This week has been oddly seafood-filled. Earlier this week, I poached my first salmon and now I’m cooking shrimp for this Pad Thai recipe. If you had told me a […]
Poached Salmon with Creamy Dill Sauce
After last week’s wine tasting, my household was left with an abundance of quarter-filled wine bottles and nobody to drink them. My first attempt at using leftover wine yielded a […]
Frugal Foodie – Leftover Wine Couscous Salad
This weekend my roommates and I decided to host a wine tasting. We got together with friends and hunted for the best under $12 bottle of wine. Some were good, […]
The Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cookie
Most people say that their chocolate chip cookies are the best. Whether it;s their grandmother’s recipe passed down on a well used index card or a recipe nabbed from the […]
Second Chances – Sausage and Spinach Risotto
Now, I’m not a man that usually forgives and forgets. When something bad happens to me, I tend to hold a grudge for a good while. A while back, I decided […]
Asian Tuna Cakes
I have been considering making this recipe for a while and I finally got my act together a few days ago to whip it together. What first appealed to me […]
Taco Pie!
Hmmm, well it already seems that I am struggling to keep my New Year’s resolution. I know I promised to blog more, but I just haven’t given myself time to […]
Goodbye 2010 Hell0 2011! – Roasted Red Pepper and White Bean Dip and Homemade Pita Chips
Hello Blogosphere! I’m so so so sorry for my complete abandonment of the Savoury Student but with exams and coming back to Alberta for the holidays, thoughts of blogging were […]
A Foodie’s First – Home-made Chicken Stock
Hello Foodies! I do apologize for the lack of posts in the last while, I’m still having trouble balancing school, work, social life and blogging and unfortunately, the blog always […]
Hopping on the Pumpkin Bandwagon – Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins
Its official, I’ve jumped on the pumpkin/fall bandwagon. That being said, I’m not new to the whole idea of baking with pumpkin, in fact I’m plan on using this seasonal […]
Zucchini and Tomato Gratinati
Question: melted cheese, Is there anything better? Answer: No. The other night I was struggling to find a new recipe that really intrigued me, but after some casual surfing on […]
A Thanksgiving Prep – Roast Chicken with Rosemary and Garlic
In the spirit of Thanksgiving, I decided to try my hand at roasting poultry in the oven. Now, I’ve done my fair share of baking. Whether its muffins, breads, cookies […]
Carrot and Ginger soup
Time for the second recipe of this year’s soup season! I definitely owe the inspiration for this recipe to my cousin Jen. After meeting up with her Toronto last weekend, […]
Thyme and Rosemary Risotto
OH LCBO, what wonderful things you supply. On my last visit to the local liquor store I picked up this season’s issue of Food and Drink, the LCBO’s quarterly food […]
Mini Raspberry Cheesecakes
Hold the presses! I have made something so delicious that it truly deserves not only its own blog post but its own blog! The other day, I was scrolling through […]
Thai Chicken Pizza
Honestly, this recipe was such a nice surprise. The other night I was combing through my blog roll, when I came across the recipe for this delicious looking pizza. The […]
BBQ Party Favourite – Santa Fe Salad
This week I was invited to attend a BBQ with some friends of mine who have recently come back to Ottawa after spending their summers at home. September is always […]
Soup Season – A New Beginning – Black Bean Soup
Now that the weather is getting a little cooler, I can start to fathom the idea of making soup. Over the summer, I have a tendency to neglect one of […]
