Kitchen Disasters

Moroccan-Inspired Nectarine and Plum Chicken

September 24, 2009

I wish you could reproduce this recipe exactly as I made it. But you can’t. Unless you mess up your preserves like I did. A few weeks ago, I attempted a homemade mixed-fruit ketchup. But I was so busy “multitasking” I missed the small but crucial word “EACH” in the ingredient list. Instead of adding [...]

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Humble Pie

August 31, 2009

No photo today. I had hoped to wow you with stellar shots of what my friends dubbed the Pound of Butter Cake — a Paula Dean concoction layered with impossibly rich buttercream. And yes, the recipe takes a whole pound of butter. As you can likely tell from the long block of text below and [...]

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Smoked Paprika Beef Kebabs and The World’s Longest Barbecue Round Up

August 3, 2009

I survived World’s Longest Barbecue. My grill was left a graveyard of charred wooden skewers and guests left happy and full of delicious local food. Now before you get on my case about nutrition, I assure you, guests brought a wide variety of fresh salads. We had a bathtub’s worth of leafy greens, fresh cut-from-the-cob [...]

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Daring Cooks – Zuni Ricotta Gnocchi

May 14, 2009

One of the hardest things about writing a food blog is coming up with ideas. I constantly walk the line between indulging my whims and keeping it real. So, for a monthly infusion of inspiration, I decided to join the Daring Cooks, the Daring Bakers’ newly launched sister challenge. The rules are simple: Make the [...]

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Broken

February 10, 2009

After hearing the crash, my holler and ascertaining no one was hurt, Andrew’s only comment was, “Make sure everyone understands I’m not responsible.” Okay. For the record, Andrew’s not responsible. Not exactly the exoneration he’s looking for. Allow me to clarify, Andrew didn’t break the dish pictured above. I did. This is what’s left of [...]

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Roasted Chickpeas

January 29, 2009

When you get a flash of genius for something like, say… caramel coated chickpeas — and can’t find a single hit on Google under the term, don’t take this as a challenge. Take this as a hint. There is a reason no one makes them. I’ve seen the evidence. Right in my kitchen. The moisture [...]

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Pot Holder? Pot Smoulder.

January 22, 2009

“Don’t tell me,” Andrew says, handing me the charred remains of our brand new pot handle. “This is going on the blog.” Yup. One $8 pot handle and a cast iron skillet’s worth of crispy bacon later, Andrew’s cursing and I have fresh blog post fodder. Even the Le Creuset name couldn’t save this one. [...]

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No soup for you!

January 2, 2009

Well, that didn’t take long. Day One of 2009 and I had my first kitchen disaster. That’s a personal record. I usually take a good week to warm up to a culinary gaff, but this year? Mere hours. And as if that wasn’t enough, the results were not just unappetizing; they were downright inedible. My [...]

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Christmas Baking – Nanaimo Bars

December 17, 2008

For obvious reasons, I nearly entitled this post “Things Fall Apart”. Last year’s Nanaimo bars held together like a charm. This year? Not so much. Was it my wonky oven, which as been fixed but is sulking because it will soon be replaced? Did I reduce the fat too much when I was forced to [...]

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Canadian Blog Awards and Why I Need Your Vote

November 24, 2008

It’s small. It’s earnest. Although it teeters on the julienne-thin line between cute and kitschy, I want it as much as I want a new stove. Last year Yarn Harlot won first prize for the Best Activities Blog (where I swiped the nifty logo on the left). This year I’d like the honour of posting [...]

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National Espresso Day and Latte Art

November 21, 2008

According to the good people at Breville, makers of fine espresso machines and other things kitcheny, today is National Espresso Day. The chocolate swirl lily is my caffeinated tribute. Now before you ooh and ahh, let me tell you it took eight tries, half a litre of milk and enough chocolate syrup to induce a [...]

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