Everything is better with phyllo, even baked Brie which really seems hard to improve upon. For this recipe, I topped the cheese with my leftover cranberry compote from Thanksgiving. The combination yields a subtly sweet, tart, creamy and crunchy appetizer. It’s basically what dreams are made of. If you’re looking for a shortcut on this…
Snacks
Strawberry Basil Crostini
I put out a poll on Instagram stories over the weekend to let you, my audience, determine what I would make for the blog this week. I gave four options, main, salad, snack, or brunch. Well the people have spoken and “snack” eked out “salad” for the people’s choice award this week. Your wish is…
Goat’s Cheese Stuffed Dates with Pistachios & Pomegranate
I’m not always extra but when someone asks me to bring a “snack” to a party, you can bet your bottom dollar I’m not showing up with a bag of plain Ruffles. These goat’s cheese stuffed dates with pistachios and pomegranate are easier than they look and full of Moroccan-inspired flavours. These are a no-cook…
Apple & Blue Cheese Tartlets with Icewine Glaze
I think this is what they had in mind when they coined the term “food porn.” Something about puff pastry that just makes me salivate. Just looking at it you can appreciate its crisp, flaky texture. I know you can’t always judge a book by its cover, but in this case, you can. This bite-sized…
Caramelized Shallot Dip with Simple Crostini
This healthy-ish snack is a lighter take on a classic French onion dip. Lose the sour cream for low-fat plain greek yogurt and you’re on your way to a game day snack that will satisfy your craving for a little nosh, without the extra calories. As you may have noticed, I kind of have a…
Mashed Potato Pancakes
With American Thanksgiving this week, I wanted to give our neighbours to the south a little inspiration for what to do with all those leftovers. They’ll need to fuel up for Black Friday door-crashers. These Mashed Potato Pancakes are the absolute best way to repurpose those leftover mashed potatoes. That is, if you have…
Truffle Parmesan Hasselback Potatoes
Tis the season for starchy goodness. Allow me to introduce, Truffle Parmesan Hasselback Potatoes. Bring on the winter bod. These are delightful little nuggets of Yukon gold. The hasselback preparation always impresses guests as the potatoes fan open to allow for strategic flavour enhancements. In this case, garlic, truffle salt, thyme and the all-important, parmesan….
Carrot and Peanut Hummus with Pita Chips
I’m positively obsessed with mid-century modern (MCM) everything. I think we have Mad Men to thank for the revival of this modern design aesthetic in furniture, fashion and design in recent years. Nearly all of my housewares, from couches to artwork, has a serious MCM persuasion. It’s no surprise then that when I’m sourcing…
Butternut Squash and Chorizo Skewers
Last week I told you about how I host an annual Cinco de Mayo party and shared a delicious tequila cocktail with you. Well, dear reader, that was all smoke and mirrors. I ACTUALLY hosted a surprise 30th birthday party for my friend Erin. I had told her I was hosting my annual Cinco…
Coffee Toffee Banana Bread
Dessert for breakfast? Don’t mind if I do. I think we all have a tendency to be a bit ambitious when we do our grocery shopping. We have delusions of superhuman time management skills when we map out our meals for the week on Sunday. Or sometimes we make that critical mistake of grocery-shopping…
