Got frozen sauce? Got random bits of cheese and spinach in the fridge? Got 9 pieces of Lasagna sheets left in your dry storage? Why not make a lasagna, instead of spending 20 dollars to buy it already made. You're going to say Katrina, obviously I don't feel like making it, that's why I'll buy it. That's fair, but I also just want to point out how easy it really is to make it. These days you don't want to be throwing out any food you buy. With the the rising prices on everyt

The learning never ends My best attempt so far. Pictures below are from the first to the most current tries at a loaf. As a chefs we sometimes have a problem with patience. By sometimes I mean all the time. If someone is taking too long to do something, we may just take over and do it ourselves. Part of that is because we are against the clock all the time and part of it I think is because we are so hot. We expect to get everything on the first try because it's food and we ge

I love pasta, in all different shapes and forms. Stuffed, made with cornmeal or just dry out of the package. It's one of the best and...

Over the past 2 months, I have had the pleasure of taking a food writing course at the Good Egg cookbook store in Kensington Market. I...

Sausage and White Bean Soup

Bruschetta-the perfect food of summer When you think about summer, you think sunshine and beautiful produce. Nature offering it's best...

The trend we love to hate I don’t have tik tok. Should I get it? I think I may be too old. Just like Snapchat or twitter, I never latched...

How a habit I started in BC travelled accross the country I wrote a blog post a while back about baking to relieve stress. It's something...

For those of you who grew up with families that never cooked, I’m sorry. This post is going to talk about how nice it is to eat something...

Like everyone else out there I love fall. I love cooking soups and eating stews, roasting squash and drinking earthy red wines. It’s hard...

Some people will ask you what your favourite food is or what was the food that made you want to become a chef? That's an easy answer for...

When you go to a restaurant and you order a plate of pasta or risotto, do you ever wonder how they get it to taste so good? Most food in...

Everyone has one thing they never liked to eat when they were young. It could have been something we were forced into eating and now we...

Lessons learned from one another In today’s current world, gathering is not permitted and frowned upon. I understand the reason and I...

New month, new recipe Hey friends! Sorry it’s been so long that I have posted something and given you a recipe. It’s been a weird time...

Pasta for four When people ask me what my favourite thing is, I always have the answer ready to go. It’s pasta. Right away before I even...

a few words from a young gardener If you grow up in a city, it is hard to get a chance to see and be in some green space. Most of us live...

I got a lot of chirps about putting up this recipe, so here she is This is a super easy recipe and i'm not even saying that because this...

How to make a tasty soup, while clearing out your fridge Creating something from nothing How to make a tasty soup, while clearing out...

what to do with all the stuff you grew in your garden this year I have a garden. I am very lucky to have some soil to grow some stuff in...