Dinner

Fresh ingredients, a few good techniques, and dinner on the table most nights in about 30 minutes. Weeknight cooking without the fuss.

Mini Toads in the Hole with a Winter Salad

November 4, 2026

Don’t worry, there are no toads here. Just golden Yorkshire puddings with sausage tucked inside.

Cannellini Bean and Fish Puttanesca

October 27, 2026

Big Italian flavour, one pan, and dinner in 30 minutes. Have plenty of crusty bread ready, because you’ll want every bit of the sauce.

Classic Canadian Goulash

September 29, 2026

Mid-century comfort food: ground beef, onion, garlic and bell pepper simmered with tomatoes, then folded through macaroni and finished with aged cheddar.

Sweet Chili-Glazed Chicken Rice Noodle Bowls

August 11, 2026

A sticky, sweet-and-spicy glaze over tender chicken, tossed with cool rice noodles and crisp vegetables.

Eggplant Milanese

July 23, 2026

A whole eggplant roasted, flattened, and breaded into a cutlet with all the crunch of veal Milanese, none of the meat.

Easy Baked Cod Recipe

April 13, 2026

A one-dish spring dinner: cod baked over blistered tomatoes, zucchini, and capers, plated over a bed of salad greens.

Sheet Pan Kofta

February 4, 2026

Big, bold flavour with minimal effort, a one-tray kofta built for game night, no skewers or grill required.

Gnocchi à la Parisienne

January 22, 2026

No potatoes here, this gnocchi starts as choux pastry, poached, then pan-fried golden in sage butter and Parmesan.

Homemade Shawarma

December 10, 2025

Spiced ground meat rolled thin, oven-baked, then piled into warm pita with tzatziki, tomato, and lettuce.

roasted brussels sprouts on the stalk

October 17, 2025

Autumn is the perfect time to buy Brussels sprouts. I adore these little green gems… though it wasn’t always that way.

Corn Chowder

September 10, 2025

Sweet Alberta corn, smoky bacon and potatoes in a hearty bowl, finished with cilantro and a squeeze of lime. Late summer in a bowl.

The Real Spaghetti Bolognese

July 8, 2025

A proper, slow-built bolognese, not the jarred-sauce shortcut version.