Of all the alliums, leeks are my second favourite of the bunch, coming in second only to garlic. Their mild flavour, soft texture, and meltable quality make them so versatile; they pair with everything from chicken to pasta to eggs. My introduction to leeks was via potato and leek soup.…
Recipes
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Easy Weeknight Roasted Veggies
Prepping vegetables has to be one of my least favourite cooking chores. Washing, peeling, chopping, and seasoning just absolutely bore me to tears, no matter how much I love the outcome – tender, flavourful, warm little nuggets of goodness. Thankfully, roasted veggies prep wonderfully and are just as easily brought…
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Chicken Stock (Cheat Codes)
Stock is the most complex, easy food anyone can make. And I really mean anyone – even those of you who burn toast. To me, stock is also the quintessential “the sum is greater than the parts” dish. Taking the inedible parts of proteins along with a few cheap vegetables…
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Golden Salmon
Growing up I thought I hated salmon. We only ever kept smoked salmon in the house, because it was one of my Dad’s favorite sandwich fillings, but I could never get over the firm, underdone jerky type texture and the overly fishy smell. My distaste for smoked salmon kept me…
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Cheese and Onion Pasties
When thinking of British cuisine, people tend to think about a full English breakfast, or a Sunday roast, or maybe a classic victoria sponge cake. But the truth is, there are so many other lesser known regional dishes that have spread throughout the UK and further, originating from smaller towns…
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Mogo Curry (Coconut Cassava Curry)
I was lucky enough to grow up in a family of excellent cooks, headed by my grandmothers who have an invaluable wealth of knowledge when it comes to cooking. My earliest memories are of running between their legs in the kitchen, begging to help stir pots or chop garnishes (using…
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Easy Red Sauce (For People Who Don’t Like Tomatoes)
I have a secret to admit – I don’t like tomatoes. Even at almost 30 years old I’ll purposely pick around them in the salad bowl, remove them from burgers, and order nachos at restaurants sans tomatoes. I have never been a fan of tomatoes in their raw form, despite…
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“Alfredo Sauce Pasta” (with Bechamel-based White Sauce)
Growing up, one of mine and my sister’s favourite meals was my Mum’s “alfredo” pasta, ideally topped with some frozen chicken tenders chopped into small chunks as a topper. By no means gourmet, but absolutely delicious and an almost certain guarantee that we would both clean our plates. About 90%…
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Better Than Chipotle Sofritas
I’m pretty sure one of my first experiences with tofu, if not my first, was through trying it at Chipotle via their sofritas, and amidst the limey rice, the perfectly cooked beans and the spicy salsa I thought this was as good as tofu could get. The sofritas bowl became…
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Fast, Fibre-Filled Freezer Bean and Potato Tacos
One thing about me is I love a good, quick, easy freezer meal. The microwaveable little trays of mushy pasta you get in the freezer aisle of the grocery store have been my saving grace many a time when I found myself starved and with not even enough energy to…



