Now, don't laugh, but it took me years to figure out how to make decent nachos at home. Every couple of months I'd give it another go and something always went wrong. The chips were burnt around the edges but the cheese was barely melty, the chips were soggy in the middle, or the toppings were so-so. I would throw up my hands, say "I give up, I can't make nachos!", and a few … [Read more...]
10 Recipes & Crafts to Celebrate Canada Day
Canada's 150th birthday is coming up! How are you planning to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Confederation? It's amazing what differences an invisible border between us and our cousins in the south can do, but divisive it is, and it's led to some interesting foods that we can call uniquely Canadian. In Canada, eh... Milk might be something found the world over, but … [Read more...]
What do you do with pie scraps? You make a Sugar Dog!
When I was a kid my mom used to make these homemade tourtieres each year around Christmas. My favourite part of the whole process was waiting around to see how much leftover pie dough there would be. I'd be hoping my mom would make us kids a "sugar dog" or two. I always worried she would forget. Or that she would somehow use up every last bit of dough in making her meat … [Read more...]
My Mom’s French Canadian Meat Pie Recipe
My mom makes the best French Canadian style meat pie. I've been after her for years to teach me her tourtière recipe. She's been making meat pies for Christmas for as long as I can remember. Each year in late November or December she spends a day in the kitchen, with her tall metal stock pot, cooking homemade tourtières. When I was a kid she would set aside an entire day … [Read more...]
Snowstorm Sushi Tuna Bombs {Recipe}
We had planned to go for groceries this afternoon, but we ended up staying home because it was snowing like crazy out. I know, I know, I'm Canadian. It's winter. Snow is expected. And I know many people would just plow on out there, but I figure if the roads are crap and I don't absolutely need to be on them, why risk it? The thing is we needed groceries. We were out of … [Read more...]
Life With No Oven, or How to “Bake” Stuffed Shells on Your Stovetop
Our oven died. We bought it when we moved into our house, nine years ago. I'm a little frustrated it didn't last longer, but searching around on Google it appears I picked a lemon. The piece we would need to replace is no longer being made, which makes purchasing a replacement likely more cost effective than a repair. In the meantime, I have a stove where the stovetop works, … [Read more...]