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Whether served as a side dish to a meal or eaten as a snack on its own, this Japanese salad is delicious and filling. It’s filled with umami flavour, vegetarian, gluten free and packed with vitamins and minerals. Best of all, it only takes a few minutes to prepare from start to finish! Though many…
Pasty. Bridie. Calzone. Empanada. Pastel. Knish. They come in different names from different cultures, but the concept is the same: delicious filling encased in dough (flaky or crumbly, buttery or bready), baked or fried, served hot or cold. Having just returned from my trip to England and Scotland, I had my fair share of Cornish…
Tasked with the assignment of Canadian food with a twist, my first thoughts went to how to put a fusion spin on classic favourites like poutine or butter tarts or a Nanaimo bar… but I quickly realized that this dish was ready and waiting to be rediscovered… and so I pass this on to you…
Bordered by Italy, Austria, Croatia and Hungary, the nation of Slovenia has found itself at a literal crossroads between Western and Eastern Europe, with Asia farther (but not too far) afield. It’s unsurprising, therefore, that its culture and cuisine – like much of the region – has touches of influences and shared histories with its neighbours;…
The first time I made gnocchi was in a friend’s kitchen with her grandmother – a boisterous Italian woman who insisted that I, too, call her nonna – and those flour-dusted memories have stuck with me ever since. Gnocchi is fantastic to make in a large batch on a weekend, and can be refrigerated in…
