Let’s Talk Pancakes: My Weekend Ritual Gone Slightly Awry You know how weekends have that hazy, anything-goes feeling? Well, for me, Saturday isn’t really Saturday until I’ve made a batch of these fluffy American pancakes. I started making these after moving out on my own – mostly because I missed my mum’s epic stack (hers …
This Lemon Poppy Seed Loaf Has a Spot in My Heart (and Freezer… Sometimes) Let me tell you—the first time I made a Lemon Poppy Seed Loaf, I was not expecting it to become my unofficial ‘welcome committee’ treat. My neighbour Sheila dropped by during the bake, smelled the citrus wafting down the hall, and …
Let Me Tell You About This Ritz Cracker Chicken Casserole I don’t know about you, but some days I just need to make dinner that tastes like childhood, you know? This Ritz Cracker Chicken Casserole recipe is basically my answer to “Mom, what’s for dinner?” when I’m already running behind, juggling half a dozen things, …
Alright, so let me level with you: I didn’t always love fruit desserts. Actually for ages I thought baked fruit was just what you ate when you couldn’t have cake. (Sorry, Mum.) But then there was that ridiculously sweaty summer when I ran out of ice cream (how?!) and only had a basket of peaches …
Okay, so I have to tell you the truth—I used to be a die-hard classic choc chip cookie person, the kind who sneered at anything labeled “gluten-free.” But then I had this bag of almond flour in the pantry that I’d bought during some healthy eating kick, and, well, after one too many rock-hard, supposedly …
Let’s Chat About This Vegetable Cottage Cheese Lasagna Okay, let me tell you—lasagna is one of those comfort foods that always reminds me of rainy Sundays growing up. You know, the kind of day where you put on an old sitcom, stick your fluffy socks on, and the smell of something baking makes the whole …
That Time Béarnaise Nearly Broke Me (But Didn’t) Okay, let me set the scene: Saturday night, steak’s sizzling, my partner is eyeing me like I’ve promised to conjure magic on his plate, and I’m standing in the kitchen panicking slightly over a bowl of egg yolks and butter that’s threatening mutiny. Béarnaise sauce, my friends, …
The Messy Joy of Cheesy Ranch Potatoes and Smoked Sausage Okay, let me just say—this Cheesy Ranch Potatoes and Smoked Sausage thing? It’s been my secret weapon for weeknights when everything else is just going sideways. I think the first time I whipped it up, I actually had no idea what I was doing, and …
This Old-Fashioned Cabbage Casserole Will Win You Over Hey, pull up a chair. So, let me tell you, this old-fashioned cabbage casserole is the thing I make whenever the weather cools down (or let’s face it, whenever the fridge looks sad and we’re overdue for some proper comfort food). First time I cooked it, my …
Honestly, Magic Weet-Bix Pudding Cake Is My Cheat Code Dessert So, get this: the first time I made Magic Weet-Bix Pudding Cake, we’d run out of basically everything except milk, eggs, and—yep—half a pack of ancient Weet-Bix, lurking at the back of the cupboard like a forgotten sock under the bed. And somehow, this absolute …