Homemade Boursin-style cheese. Delicious, spreadable goodness perfect for holiday parties.

A Miscellany of Tapas – popcorn shrimp, bacon-wrapped dates, baba ghanoush, ciabatta and more.

Stinging Nettle Gnocchi with Gorgonzola Cream. Foraged food is delicious.

Homemade Ciabatta – giant bubbles and a golden crust…need I say more?

Toad in the Hole – an English classic – sausages tucked in Yorkshire Pudding and served with a slow-cooker onion gravy.

Capuns – A traditional Swiss-Romanisch dish – spaetzle dough with cheese and meat, wrapped in chard and baked in cream.

Meatballs piled onto homemade Italian rolls, mounded with tons of cheese and broiled until bubbly.

Stuffed Turkey Wing with Chestnut Spaetzle. An easy, decadent Christmas dinner for 2 (or 4!)

Seven of my favorite posts from the last 2 years, including these Soba Shots in frozen consomme glasses

Gluten-Free Mocha Hot Fudge Sauce from the Secret Recipe Club.

It’s only mid-September! There’s still time for this refreshing summer cocktail…

This huge batch of chard is my first “preserve” of the season. What are you storing away for the winter?

Slightly smoky & lightly charred, this variation on a classic is my new favourite summer salad!

Pan-Aid 2011: New life for old cast iron pans rescued from the recycling station

Five of the best preserves I made this year — apple rings, smoked tuna, homemade vanilla and more…

Umami — Buzzword or the 5th Taste?

A bundle of Tibetan Garlic from Charman Farms, Pender Island

Golden Beet & Goats Cheese Salad with Roasted Tomato & Jalapeno Vinaigrette

Pickled Garlic Scapes – on my flatbread pizza!

Shrimp salad on a ww kaiser with bacon, tomato, lettuce, cucumber and homemade seafood sauce.

The easiest & BEST fries you`ll ever make

mayonnaise – the most basic of sauces – an empty canvas for inspired flavours