Travel & Eats Congee Congee is an Asian comfort food – it’s our version of chicken noodle soup! Congee is like a warm hug on a cold, chilly... November 4, 2013 3.1K
Lunch Beef and Barley Soup Fall season is upon us again and you know that means – soup time! Soups are amazingly easy to make and so... November 3, 2013 4K
Desserts Torte “Mashenka” (Russian Cake) I invited my in-laws over one night for tea and dessert and I thought to myself, I will make something Russian, something they are familiar... October 24, 2013 6K
Dinner Seafood Risotto with Wild Mushrooms Last December, we needed a break badly and so we headed off to Muskoka to stay in a cottage – all by ourselves! It was... October 19, 2013 13.7K
Desserts Irish Cream Whoopie Pies Whoopie pies – a delightful treat with a very strange name! So, apparently, the story goes like this: Amish women used to bake them... October 16, 2013 7.6K
Desserts Chewy Chocolate Chip Pecan Cookies Who does not love cookies?! My favorite, obviously, is chocolate chip pecan cookies! I am very specific as to how I want... October 10, 2013 16K
Dinner Turkey Chili Fall time in Canada calls for something warm, hearty and meaty! We love easy, one pot meals around here (especially our dishwasher – Arkadi)!... October 7, 2013 2.9K
Breakfast Spiced Peach Muffins I remember my mom taking my brother and I peach picking when we first came to Canada and I thought to myself – “why do... October 2, 2013 2.9K
Side Dish Eggplant and Tomato Stacks We LOVE eggplants around here! Eggplants are so versatile and you can prepare them any way you like – grilled, baked, fried, stuffed, etc. ... September 20, 2013 4.2K
Desserts Chocolate Buttercream Frosting CHOCOLATE BUTTERCREAM frosting – need I say more? You can use this frosting for anything you like – cakes, whoopie pies, cupcakes, etc. And licking... September 20, 2013 4.2K