ABC’s Pimento cheese

ABC’s Pimento cheese

ABC’s Pimento cheese Pimento cheese really doesn’t need an introduction.  It’s rich and creamy with a slightly piquant quality balanced out by a little smack of heat.  Everyone has their own take on the recipe but the basics always remain the same,...
Make homemade gifts a part of holiday giving — here’s why

Make homemade gifts a part of holiday giving — here’s why

Some of my favourite memories of being in the kitchen are those of making edible gifts for the holidays. As a teenager,  some of my go-to recipes included almond bark, chocolate truffles and shortbread cookies. I would head to the bulk store to pick out ingredients...
Warm cherry tomatoes with feta cream and herbs

Warm cherry tomatoes with feta cream and herbs

I recently had dinner with a friend in Calgary at Ten Foot Henry, a vegetable forward restaurant that turns out delicious plates.  We ordered this tomato dish because my friend had said it was one of her favourite items on the menu.  Let me tell you, it did not...
Pickle platter perfection

Pickle platter perfection

Cheese and charcuterie are the standard no-fuss platters for easy entertaining; however, they really have become somewhat predictable. Enter pickles: Bright and briny, the variety of pickled and fermented items available at grocery stores or markets make for an...

Zesty marinated shrimp

This is not your average shrimp. In fact, it’s not your average pickle. It is, however, a bright and briny, marinated shrimp recipe with a kick. It’s time for that oh-so-predictable shrimp ring to take a back seat to this: It’s a blow-your-tastebuds...

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