Food and Wine

I’m not much of a culinary master but once in a while I surprise myself. Posts in this category won’t filled with those fucking annoying recipe posts showing each and every ingredient added to the bowl along with stories about my neighbour’s grandma’s dog’s aunt’s cousins friend and the time I had them all over to eat some mediocre fat-free cheesecake. No… here you will find recipes I have tried, that I like and usually a stolen picture off a webpage because likely we will have eaten it or will have forgotten to take a picture before its all gone.

Oh turns out I do have a thing for wine though and the odd shot of tequila. So I’ll share the goods with you on that – if you like that kinda thing.

An Opinion Piece on Nutrition

First off, let me make a disclaimer that I am not currently qualified with any nutritional certifications nor am I a registered dietician. So anything stated below is based off training I’ve done and personal experience. The nutrition industry much…

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Sticky Toffee Date Cake

This is almost the exact recipe from The Whitewater Cooks Cookbook (At Home). The only change I made was adding a tablespoon of cinnamon because – I’m a cinnamon lover. Cake Ingredients: 12oz pitted dates 1.5 C water 3 C…

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My New Plant Based Experiment

I’ve been awful with writing and posting lately. Ok – I haven’t posted in FOREVER. But you know how the end of summer and back to life story goes. Its HARD! I always mourn the “loss” of summer. Its my…

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Sourdough Discard Chocolate Chip Cookies

I haven’t been home a whole heck of a lot this summer. My two jars of sourdough starter have been waiting in the fridge patiently. I pulled them out this morning to give them a re-feed (look at me talking…

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Cranberry-Pecan Wheat Berry Salad

This recipe is amazing. Have you ever had Wheat Berries? I love them. The texture and the taste. Chock-full of healthiness. High in fibre too! Some recipes call for the wheat berries to be toasted in the oven prior to…

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When Life gives you lemons… get your kid to make Lemon Pound Cake

As I have indicated, I’m not much of a chef. I also think re-inventing the wheel is a huge waste of time. So when I find a recipe that is awesome – I will give full credit to the person…

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King Arthur Double Chocolate Banana Loaf

I really like the King Arthur website for recipes. Its one of those really reliable ones. Like you know its going to turn out. I stumbled upon this recipe when my kids were sick of the covid-19 banana loaf. This…

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