Alright, this is it, the last Thanksgiving recipe I’ll share with you before the big day. My Golden Polenta Roast Potatoes. Now, I know that the mashed potato contingent is strong, indeed they are the absolutely majority, but my…
Sometimes, amidst all the brown tones of the holiday season, another dish emerges…something luminescent, jewel-bright, dressed to the nines…this is that recipe. Pomegranate Braised Red Cabbage! And not only is it a beautiful deep purple, spiked with jewels of…
TRUE CONFESSION: I wait ALL DAMN YEAR for this, The Best Leek and Chestnut Stuffing. It is my life. Why do I love it? It’s just the greatest freaking stuffing ever! It’s so buttery, so delicious, so flavoursome…it makes everything it touches turn…
One of my favourite things about food is the seemingly magical way in which certain ingredients interact. These Whipped Maple-Pecan Sweet Potatoes are one of the ultimate examples of that! Sweet potatoes on their own are pretty magical, it…
Ahhhhhh, the sauces. They are absolutely what makes the meal. A plate of T-giving food without that savoury gravy and sharp-sweet cranberry? Unthinkable. The sauces are what provides bridges and links between the different flavours on your plate. They…
Thanksgiving begins and ends with Turkey. It’s funny, this time of year there’s always an equal number of articles telling you how to make ‘THE BEST turkey everrrr!’, and conversely that turkey is totally overrated and never that good….
You know what the cool things is about cooking? It’s a super easy way to impress people and make them happy. Because all people want is for the food to taste good. No one ever comes to your house,…
Hey, what’s up? OH NOTHING, JUST PIE. Said no-one ever. Because pie is a big deal. There is no such thing as ‘just’ pie. Pie is major-league. And coming just behind apple pie in the lexicon of great pies,…
Full disclosure, roast carrots are my favourite roast vegetable. They might even be my favourite vegetable FULL STOP. There is just something about the way a carrot responds to the dry heat of an oven, becoming so sweet and…
This is the one. The one we’ve all been waiting for. This is my absolute favourite way to eat Brussels Sprouts, and that includes this incredible dish that my sister makes with brussels and bacon and maple syrup. …