Food for the 2023 Festive Season

Food for the 2023 Festive Season

Holiday season food offerings often tend to be meat-forward, calorie-laden and time-consuming to prepare. This morning on Edmonton A.M., I served up four delicious vegetarian-friendly, easy-to-assemble dishes. 1. Dot’s Nuts & Bolts – I love this snack...
Guinness Beef Stew

Guinness Beef Stew

Last week as part of my Travel Through Food series on CBC radio, I spoke with Tara McCarthy about food in Ireland and what I was cooking up in preparation for St. Patrick’s Day. Today, I made a Guinness Beef Stew that I think, is the best stew I’ve ever...
Braised Lamb Neck and White Beans Recipe

Braised Lamb Neck and White Beans Recipe

I had a lamb and white bean dish at Salvio Volpe in Vancouver a few months back, and I’ve been craving it ever since. In a recent attempt to recreate that dish, I picked up some lamb shanks at  Westgate Halal (9550 – 163 Street) in Edmonton, but also a...
Kuppershnuck: A Volga German Casserole

Kuppershnuck: A Volga German Casserole

This morning on CBC Edmonton AM radio, I spoke with Mark Connolly about casseroles. What is it that we love about them, and what is it that we don’t? And why have they lasted on this ever-changing culinary landscape? Casseroles are easy to make and they...
French Comfort Food: Rabbit Braised in Cider

French Comfort Food: Rabbit Braised in Cider

Rabbit braised in cider (lapin au cidre) is a classic French dish that looks fancy, sounds fancy but is super easy to make. It’s a great dish to make if you want to impress someone or sit down to a Sunday dinner of comfort food. Want to pull out all the stops...
3 Steps to Easy, Perfect Oven-Braised Brisket

3 Steps to Easy, Perfect Oven-Braised Brisket

So here we are, self-isolating in this time of the Coronavirus and comforting ourselves with good books, long naps and video chats with friends and family who live far away. Now, more than ever, we need to choose home-made food over high-processed, nutrient-poor foods...