Fall
Creamy Baked Leeks
During American Thanksgiving, my mother didn’t make the entire meal. It was the first time this ever happened. We made the woman swear up and down that she would make
Grilled Ham, Apple and Cheese
Do your weekends end up being as over-subscribed as your work days at this time of year? For instance, this weekend we: did the grocery run, attended a birthday party, dropped
Maple Apple Cranberry Crumble
Yes, this is a crumble. It’s one of my favourite desserts and one of the simplest to make. I made this one for the first time just a few weeks
Fried Noodles
You may have spent yesterday lusting over Melvie’s spring rolls. (Maybe that was just me?!) But we’re back today to give you one more homemade dish from my friend Alexa’s
Black Bean Burgers
Vegetarian cooking can get a bad rap. For those who aren’t regularly preparing meals without meat I think the 1970s, macrame plant holder beside the Moosewood cookbook halo still lingers. In reality,
Curried Pumpkin Soup
We must like pumpkin around here… Although it was obviously neither right nor true, Ben and I let Esme convince us that she needed to bring in a carved Jack-0-latern
Sweet Potato French Fries
Here’s another one for the “How have we never done X before?” file. X being sweet potato fries this time around. Sweet potato fries? Shouldn’t that have been like the
Wholegrain Blueberry Muffins
Even after a year and a half of posting on SPC we’re still sometimes shocked by the holes in our recipe roster. Gaping maws when you really take a look at it. No
Quinoa Porridge
Esme would eat oatmeal porridge every day of her life if we were willing to make it. Hottest day in July? No matter, she wants porridge. I was interviewing nutrition








