I had occasionally paid attention to food labels in the past – mainly just to compare grams of sugar in the foods I was buying the girls – but I didn’t really know what to look for besides that. I took a look at the calories, the first and last ingredients on the list,...
From the minute I got my gas range, I knew that I wanted to get a cast iron griddle/grill top. The idea of grilling indoors during the rainy weather was a huge appeal – and getting those great grill marks on meat and veggies was something that I couldn’t get from a frying pan....
Dried beans and lentils aren’t typically on my grocery list. This isn’t because I didn’t like them, but it was mostly because I was intimidated. How would I use dried lentils? Do you have to rehydrate them? Is this like that soup mix that has to sit overnight in a bowl...
I usually have a few “emergency meal” ingredients in my pantry. A jar of alfredo sauce is a quick way for me to whip up an easy meal without having to break a sweat. But this month, I was sent a box of Catelli Smart pasta and a recipe card from Chef Michael Allemeier for […]
This month, we Patak’s ambassadors were given a challenge: to create a Valentine’s Day recipe that “mixed in a little India”. As curries and naan are already our typical “date night food” in our house, I decided to think about the apres-dinner treat:...
January is usually the time when everyone makes a big declaration to their family. “We will NOT be going out for take-out this month. We will eat at home.” Everyone nods vehemently. Yes, we will eat at home. No more take-out. And then someone has a hard day and doesn’t feel...
Long before I stepped into the grown-up world and started drinking coffee on the regular, I had a taste for things coffee-flavoured. Chocolate covered coffee-beans, espresso ice cream, and Coffee Crisp – those were some of my favourites. It was when I was hauling out a tray of...
I love thumbprint cookies. Aside from the satisfying squish of making an indent in the middle of the cookie dough, I feel like these cookies are the cheater version of tarts. I don’t have to make pastry, and I still get to use filling. It’s a double-win. This month, we...
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