Four ingredients and five minutes are all that’s needed to make this healthy tart cherry cream cheese yogurt dip recipe. Bring a little zip to that plate of fruit! Thank you to The Cherry Marketing Institute for helping me to share this recipe with you. There’s nothing better than the sound of my kids playing…
Watermelon, Goat Cheese & Basil Phyllo Bites Recipe
Whip up these delicious watermelon and goat cheese phyllo cups in about 15 minutes. They’re perfect for easy entertaining! Thank you to Restaurantware for helping me to share this recipe with you. If I come back from a vacation with at least one great recipe (and a lot of memories, of course), I feel like…
Rhubarb & Apple Crisp Recipe {Low Sugar}
Treat your family to a perfectly tart and sweet fruit crisp, made with rhubarb, apples and a crumble topping that is low in sugar, but not in taste. Whenever I cook with rhubarb, I can’t help but conjure up the vision of my husband’s grandmother standing on her back porch, BB gun in hand, ready…
What’s Cookin’…Best Blogger Pear Recipes
Fall is when the sweetest pears appear at the farmers’ markets, and everyone is baking and cooking them. Here is a collection of inspired and inspiring pear recipes. There is a reason that my friends are sending me texts that read things like, “You’re loving this, aren’t you?” or “I can see your smile from…
Sweet Nectarine Crostini Recipe with Feta Cheese
Sweet nectarines, serrano chile and feta cheese come together for a fantastic salty and sweet crostini appetizer topping. I met Lori Lange of Recipe Girl a couple of times since I started blogging, but really didn’t have a chance to get to know her until we shared a hotel room at the end of Georgia…
Fresh Strawberry & Lime Tom Collins Cocktail Recipe
Memorial Day in the United States is just a week away and that can only mean one thing. That’s right, it’s grilling season! When I say “grilling”, I mean everything that comes along with it – backyard parties, kids running through the sprinklers, cocktails on the patio and long, warm summer evenings. That’s where this…
Strawberries & Cream Scone Recipe for Mother’s Day {Healthy}
Last night, I wrote a rather maudlin post, which expressed the heaviness I felt about being away from my mum on Mother’s Day. When I awoke this morning, I knew that the whole thing must be re-written. Why wallow in the disappointment of one day when there is a lifetime of pleasures to celebrate? After…
How to Seed a Pomegranate (Without Making a Mess!)
Ever wonder how to seed a pomegranate without making a huge mess? This step-by-step photo tutorial will show you how to do it. This is the height of pomegranate season and those beautiful baffling fruit seemed to demand a return of my “How to” series. I steered clear of pomegranates for a long time because…
Raspberry Crumb Bar Recipe with Almond Streusel Topping
Any tradition that starts with fresh fruit and a streusel topping is bound to be a keeper, I say. The first summer after I started this blog, I posted Spiked Blueberry Crumb Bars, a streusel-topped fruit bar, kicked up with a splash of rum. Each summer since then, I posted a new version: Summer Cherry…
Strawberry, Brie Cheese, Honey & Basil Crostini Recipe
The first time my brother-in-law offered to cook for us, I pasted a smile on my face and stifled an urge to run for the hills. At the time, he was a bachelor and used to feeding himself basic meals that could go from microwave to plate as quickly as possible (yeah, that meant a…
Pink Grapefruit & Orange Compote with Ginger Yogurt Recipe
There is a very good reason why grapefruit, in compotes or otherwise, evokes strong memories of peanuts and blue jays. Well, Stellar’s jays, to be exact. Summertime weekends were often spent at my grandparents’ cottage in the cozy enclave of Lion’s Bay, just 45 minutes north of Vancouver. My bedroom, sometimes shared with my two…
How to: Peel a Peach
Yesterday I wrote about the Peach Crumb Bars with Hazelnut Streusel that we have been snacking on over the past few days. In that post, I promised that I would show you how to peel a peach as part of my ongoing “How to” series. Of course, peeled peaches are not just relegated to crumb…
Peach Crumb Bars with Hazelnut Streusel Recipe
Today is a special day. My eldest son turns 10 and these peach crumb bars are for him. Yesterday we were talking about how “10” is an auspicious year – after all, he can say he’s been alive for a decade. When I reminded him that yesterday was the last time his age was ever…
Orange Cantaloupe Sorbet Recipe
While I am enjoying some summer playtime with my family, several of my favorite food bloggers will be sharing their talents with you. First up is Amanda of The Cilantropist, who brings us amazing recipes such as Chili Lime Marinated Shrimp, Rose Sangria and this refreshing Orange Cantaloupe Sorbet. As you will see, her photography…
How to: Choose & Cut a Pineapple
There are some fruits that are determined not to be eaten. From the oddly shaped pit of the mango (see How to: Cut a Mango) to the thick skin and pointed leaves of the pineapple, these tropical fruits are as inhospitable as Death Valley in the middle of July. I was always baffled by that…
Grilled Pineapple with Brown Sugar Rum Sauce Recipe
Top sweet grilled pineapple with ice cream and drizzle a fantastic brown sugar rum sauce over top for a spectacular summertime dessert. As we enter the final week of our Get Grillin’ event, Marla of Family Fresh Cooking and I would like to thank each and every one of you who generously shared your recipes….
Blackberry & Strawberry Crisp with Gingersnap Crumble Recipe for Father’s Day
The way to my husband’s heart is through his fruit dessert-loving stomach…or packaged up on a plate of Smoky Peanut Mole. Last year on Father’s Day I strayed from the sure-fire rhubarb dessert and made a batch of Dulce de Lech & Chocolate Waffle Cone Ice Cream. It was a risky move, but one that…
Easy Strawberry Sorbet Recipe
When the fragrance of strawberries snaked its way from the other side of the kitchen, I knew it was time to make a simple recipe that would highlight the berries’ natural sweetness. Three ingredients – strawberries, sugar and lemon juice – are all that is needed to make this refreshing sorbet. This is the dessert…
Rhubarb Fool with Whipped Cream & Gingersnaps Recipe
There are several recipes that evoke strong memories for my husband. They are ones that his mum made in his childhood and prepares whenever we visit. From The Family Crockpot Applesauce to his grandmother’s molasses cake, the recipes are not fancy, but they are full of flavor and made with a great deal of care….
How to: Cut a Mango
The people have spoken. Last week, in my weekly addition to the How-To section, I demonstrated How to: Cut an Avocado. The comments were positive (thank you), but there seemed to be a quiet chant, gradually increasing in volume, from the readers. “Mango…MANGO…MANGO“. As I said, the people were speaking, loud and clear. In an…