Posts From Ceri

Grains & Rice

Banana Berry Oatmeal Loaf

I favour excess. To me, balance as a life goal is dubious and just plain boring. But by the end of last weekend, even I, lover of extremes, had to

Dinner

Pasta e Fagioli

This is my pick of 2010. We’d only been working on SPC for a short time when I wrote this post but we could feel things coming together. I remember

Articles

A Quick Bite With Geoff Tracy

After cutting his teeth at the Culinary Institute in NY, chef Geoff Tracy opened two restaurants before his 30th birthday. He now oversees four restaurants in and around Washington D.C.,

Articles

Ace Your Holiday Health with Theresa Albert

I had the good fortune to chat recently with nutritionist and author, Theresa Albert about her new book, Ace Your Health; 52 Ways to Stack Your Deck. Honestly, I’ve been

By Meal Type

Sweet Potato Mac & Cheese

You know what I’m going to do next year? I’m going to start shopping for Christmas gifts in September, start baking in November, decorate our place in the first week

By Ingredient

Vegetarian Dumplings

Esme’s been asking for dumplings for dinner for the past month. The child has never seen a dumpling so far as I know. I honestly don’t have a clue where

By Meal Type

Beans & Greens Soup

I don’t know why the first real snow fall always comes as a bit of a surprise – we live in Toronto, for God’s sake – but it does. I’m

Vegetables

Sweet Potato Cake

I almost never bake cakes. It’s not that they’re any trickier than cookies or muffins but I just don’t want a cake hanging around the house. Not only do I

Dinner

Excerpt: The Family Dinner by Laurie David

If it’s not been made clear enough lately, let’s just come out and say it: we love Laurie David! I particularly love the scope of her book, The Family Dinner.

Fall

Carrot Soup

I have friends who use their Sundays to cook for the week, or a good bit of the week. They’ll make two or three things that freeze and re-heat well