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 […]
Category Archives: 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
A Student Splurge – Homemade Pesto
Last week, I went on a MASSIVE errand run with my roommate Alex. We went from store to store; searching for the best back to school specials in order to […]
Balsamic, Soy Sauce Drumsticks
Last week, my office hosted a pot luck lunch to honour the departure of one of our FAVOURITE co-workers, Jane. Unlike the typical hum drum office potluck, this event came […]
Flashback favourite – Sloppy Joes
Time for another flashback favourite! Sloppy Joes will always remind me of my childhood. Whether it’s their memorable appearance in my childhood favourite film “It Takes Two” or my dad […]
Craving Killer: Homemade Pizza
I love pizza. I realize this statement is fairly oblivious. Pretty much everyone from age three and above has learned to love this hot, bubbly, cheesy, entrée, but I really […]
Sushi Sushi! – Easy Peasy Sushi Recipe
This recipe is something I’ve wanted to try for a while. I like to think of myself as an adventurous eater and am fairly comfortable with trying something at least […]
A Beet Failure and a Beet Succes!
Last night I had my first kitchen failure for a planned blog project. I ended up making something so gross that I threw it out after only three bites. But […]
Adventures with Zucchini Two Point Oh – Cheddar Zucchini Patties
As promised I am offering the blog-o-sphere another delicious and simple Zucchini recipe. After the haul from last week’s market resulted in me having more squash than I knew what […]
Horseradish and Caramelized Onion Mashed Potatoes
The best advice I can offer students who are looking to save a quick buck is to cook with what they have. While it might be nice to go out […]
A Smelly Affair- Cooked Red Cabbage
So I have a smelly secret. I love cooked red cabbage. Ever since I lived in Denmark, I’ve loved the acidic side dish that is cooked red cabbage. Whether its […]
Black Bean Burgers and Rice and Lentil Salad
Its official. The heat is getting to me. For the past week Ottawa has been going through a severe heat wave and with that wave has come something that I […]
Grapefruit and Mint Quinoa Salad
Here is part two of fellow blogger Hilary‘s victory dinner after her successful completion of my Tofu Challenge. I decided to push Hilary’s culinary horizons by introducing her to quinoa, […]
Mac the Cheese 3 – Schmeared Cheese
This week’s version of Mac the Cheese was inspired by my dear roommate Alex. She mentioned that she loves to put Cream Cheese in her KD and I decided that […]
Take a Break from the Heat with Icey Gazpacho
Last week, I challenged my fellow blogger and friend Hilary to incorporate tofu into one of her recipes. With some reluctance Hilary combined a few recipes she found lying around […]
Tofu Challenge Complete!
I just want to send a big shout out to my fellow blogger Hilary at Hilary Makes on completing my challenge I set out for her. If you want to […]
Tofu and Broccoli Peanut Stir Fry
Well as promised here is another tofu recipe to use up the rest of my tofu for the week. I came across this recipe while reading one of the several […]
Easy Peasy Tofu Vietnamese Salad Rolls
This weekend I went out for dinner with one my wonderful roommates, Alex. We were both in the mood for something crispy so we settled on Vietnamese food, one of […]
