Lemon-lime basil shortbread
Sweet and savoury is such a classic combination, but I particularly enjoy it when it comes in a dessert format. So when I came across shortbread cookies with basil, my tastebuds perked up. Recipe from Bon Appetit magazine 1 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 cup powdered sugar plus more for dusting 1/2 cup unsalted butter, cut into 1/2″…
Raspberry pie
Anyone who knows me knows I love all things pie, so I’m always curious what people’s favourite pie flavours are. Lunchtime discussions with Lisa, our lab manager, determined hers to be raspberry, which (for some strange reason) I’d never tried. I can’t say I’d ever even heard of raspberry pie, as it seems to play second…
Tomato soup
A good ol’ tomato soup, despite being ubiquitous on most restaurant menus, is something I’d never actually made myself. It’s a classic pairing with grilled cheese sandwiches and other delightful comfort foods, so it seemed high time I give it a try.
Tuna melt
Sometimes a little bit of comfort food is necessary, and a good tuna melt fits the bill. This was the first recipe I tried out of Chrissy Teigen’s Cravings cookbook, given to me before I left Chicago.
Blueberry pie with thyme and goat cheese
One of the perils of living alone is the tendency to avoid dessert-making. It’s an understandable avoidance (eating an entire cake by oneself seems a trifle extravagant and would likely have regrettable consequences on the waistline). However, my love for pie overcame any reservations I may have had about solo pie consumption. I came across…
Prosciutto-stuffed chicken with mushroom sauce
I’m always a fan of meat inside meat. This is a classy riff on a dish that my mom used to always make–chicken stuffed with ham and cheese, with a bit of “healthy” sauce thrown in (there are mushrooms in it!).
Portobello mushroom lasagna
After years of having a bizarre and tremendously flexible schedule (thank you grad life), I now find myself in the position of having a fairly regular hours job. This means that I don’t generally have a lot of time to make lunches, so I’ve taken to trying to make big meals that yield tasty leftovers…
Slow-cooker butter chicken II
Slow-cookers are apparently a godsend when it comes to easy, leftover-making meals, so I thought it high time to try my hand at it. I’ve always been a fan of butter chicken, a classic staple in any Indian restaurant, and this recipe seemed like a straightforward one to start with.
Pear pie with Gruyère crust
To celebrate finishing my PhD, I threw a defense party at our local bar (co-hosted by my friend and fellow recent defendee Angela Fink) and brought a bunch of pies. I wanted to try something new and was inspired by a show I love, Pushing Daisies, where one of the main characters is a pie-maker. Several interesting…
Slow Cooker Butter Chicken
While it might not be bright orange like the Indian restaurant style butter chicken, this version is melt-in-your-mouth delicious.