Restaurant salads are tricky devils. They entice you into thinking that you are making a healthy choice, but in reality you are most likely picking one of the highest calorie meals on the entire menu. It is shocking that some of these salads provide almost …

I grew up in the land of cacti and sunshine 360 days of the year. Arizona was a beautiful place to live, if you didn’t mind sweating nearly every day. But that also meant that I didn’t really experience true season changes. The most exciting …

After a holiday weekend of overindulging on succulent turkey and a larger than necessary heap of mashed potatoes covered in rich gravy, my stomach and arteries are begging for simplicity. To me simple meals are ingredient focused, no fuss wonders. Not all recipes need to …

Vegetarian. A word that instils a sense of pride and respect in some, while leaving others with the thought, “but what about bacon?”.  I will admit transitioning from a meat-centred diet to having a vegetable be the star can often pose a challenge. That is …

After watching countless hours of cooking shows (I like to pretend it’s research and not an obsession), I developed this idea that making risotto was impossible. It was one of those dishes that even professional chefs could not master. I am here to tell you- …