by Helen Kain | Sep 25, 2022 | Appetizers, Fall Recipes, Mains, Winter Recipes
Soufflés sometimes get a bad rap—fussy, intimidating and altogether too much work. Nothing could be further from the truth, but there are a couple of tricks to it. First, you can get all the way to Step 5 in the preparations in advance, leaving only a few last-minute...
by Helen Kain | Sep 16, 2022 | Breakfast, Fall Recipes, Winter Recipes
This skillet breakfast brings an entirely new meaning to “home fries”. It starts with a hearty dose of crispy, skin-on potatoes. The onions, bell peppers, mushrooms, and spinach add colour, texture and a ton of flavour—the perfect vehicle for tender,...
by Helen Kain | Feb 26, 2022 | Cookies & Bars, Desserts, Winter Recipes
If you love lemon meringue pie and lemon curd, you’ll adore lemon squares. They’re a cinch to make, but don’t neglect to take the few extra minutes to thicken the filling on the stovetop before layering it over the partially baked shortbread. You...
by Helen Kain | Feb 22, 2022 | Lamb, Pasta & Rice, Recent, Winter Recipes
Lamb shanks are the intended cut of meat for this dish, but I had purchased a partial leg of lamb from Whole Foods for New Year’s Eve dinner. Either the lamb in question had been training for a marathon prior to its demise, or it was actually mutton. Talk about...
by Helen Kain | Feb 13, 2022 | Cakes, Desserts, Fall Recipes, Recent, Winter Recipes
Another joint birthday has come and gone. My youngest daughter, Lauren, and I both have birthdays in February, only two days apart; we have been sharing a cake ever since she was a tot. Back in the day, before Lauren became a professional chef trained by Marc Thuet,...
by Helen Kain | Feb 9, 2022 | Bread & Scones, Desserts, Mother's Day, Tea, Valentine's Day, Winter Recipes
Raspberries are intensely flavourful, but their fragility makes them a tricky fruit to employ in baking scones, Too often they shatter into seeds, and the oozing juice leaves a stained mess. In this recipe, the dough is rolled into a rectangle, then fresh berries and...