Seared Scallops

Awesome Appetizers
Pork Belly

Sticky Pork Belly Bites

The dish provides an excellent balance between sweet, salty, and spicy and literally melts in your mouth. The addition of cucumber and carrot adds flavour and a pleasant crunch, and helps to cut down the spiciness.

Cauliflower Wings

Sticky Sesame Cauliflower Wings

We’ve been enjoying a dish very similar to this one at the very popular Pure Kitchen restaurant here in Ottawa for the past couple of years and have been trying out different ways to recreate it. We tried deep frying, sauteing, and even an air fryer method, but none of our attemps came close to the crunchy cauliflower we were trying to achieve. Usually, everything just ended up as mush, or the sauce wouldn’t stick because the breading was wrong. This needed to be rectified!

Seared Scallops

Seared Scallops with Roasted Parsnip Puree and Pomegranate

This Seared Scallop with Pomegranate recipe offers an incredibly dynamic flavour profile that fits easily in any menu. Enjoy!

Cucumber Feta

Whipped Feta Cucumber Bites

These whipped feta cucumber bites are fresh and light and make for a perfect weekend or afternoon tea appetizer.

Smoked Trout Mousse

Smoked Trout Mousse

I’ve made this Smoked Trout Mousse appetizer on several occasions and each time it seems to impress me more.

Potato Bread

Beautiful Breads
Pizza Dough

Pizza Dough

I first made this pizza dough three years ago and instantly fell in love with it. It packs a lot of great flavour despite only having a few key ingredients and comes out perfectly crispy every time.

English Muffins

Sourdough English Muffins

A lot of people will tell you to use your “leftover sourdough starter” to make English muffins, but in my opinion these are good enough to warrant the full batch. Around our house these muffins are a breakfast staple and are perfect either on their own with a Home Churned Butter, or as part of...
Sourdough Rolls

Sourdough Crusty Rolls

This is yet another great use of a sourdough starter. This recipe gets a little help from regular yeast, but yields all that great flavour that you’re used to getting from sourdough. I really like it because it also has a touch of sweetness that reminds me of the “Sticky Buns” that my Great-Grandmother used...
Sliced Sourdough

Classic Sourdough Bread

There’s just something so satisfying about making fresh bread. Some would say that it’s the amazing smell that fills the house when it’s baking, others would argue that it’s the outstanding freshness of loaves when you eat them. I’d like to say that it’s both – and then some. For me, I think it’s also...
Keto Egg Cups

Blissful Breakfasts
English Muffins

Sourdough English Muffins

A lot of people will tell you to use your “leftover sourdough starter” to make English muffins, but in my opinion these are good enough to warrant the full batch. Around our house these muffins are a breakfast staple and are perfect either on their own with a Home Churned Butter, or as part of...
Cinnamon Buns

Sourdough Honey Cinnamon Buns

Topped with a super delicious cream cheese icing, these sourdough honey cinnamon buns are a perfect breakfast bite, afternoon snack, or post-dinner dessert. They offer a unique mix of spice, sweetness, and crispy texture and you’ll find it hard to eat just one.
Blueberry Scones

Blueberry Sourdough Scones

I’m usually not a big fan of sweets – especially for breakfast – but the first time I tried these blueberry sourdough scones I was hooked. Drizzled with sweet, lemony goodness these scones are surprisingly light and buttery, and are bursting with fresh berry flavour. They are perfect as part of breakfast feast and can...

Decadent Desserts
Cinnamon Buns

Sourdough Honey Cinnamon Buns

Topped with a super delicious cream cheese icing, these sourdough honey cinnamon buns are a perfect breakfast bite, afternoon snack, or post-dinner dessert. They offer a unique mix of spice, sweetness, and crispy texture and you’ll find it hard to eat just one.
Blueberry Scones

Blueberry Sourdough Scones

I’m usually not a big fan of sweets – especially for breakfast – but the first time I tried these blueberry sourdough scones I was hooked. Drizzled with sweet, lemony goodness these scones are surprisingly light and buttery, and are bursting with fresh berry flavour. They are perfect as part of breakfast feast and can...
Chocolate Coconut Clusters

Dark Chocolate Keto Clusters

The rich chocolate, flaky coconut, and crunchy seeds really come together nicely in this Dark Chocolate Keto Cluster treat.

Strawberry Ice Cream

Roasted Strawberry Ice Cream

This Roasted Strawberry Ice Cream is smooth and silky, while offering up some unexpected texture from the frozen strawberry.

Magnificent Mains

Magnificent Mains
Onion and Mushroom Pizza

Mushroom and Caramelized Onion Pizza

The flavour profiles of this pizza are incredible: the crispiness of the crust, the saltiness of the bacon, the savoury nature of the mushrooms and brie, and the sweetness of the onion and maple syrup combine magically to create a multi-sensory taste experience. This one will absolutely blow you away!

Chicken Fingers

Crispy Chicken Fingers

I don’t know about you, but I absolutely love chicken fingers! This is one of my all-time favourite comfort foods. There’s just something so simple about a chicken finger – maybe it’s the lack of utensils – and they always seem to bring me back to my childhood. This particular recipe is one that I’ve...
Smoked Trout

Smoked Trout with Orange Maple Drizzle

This Smoked Trout with Orange Maple Drizzle is tender, flaky, and incredibly flavourful, as well as super easy to prepare.

Cheeseburger Pizza

Bacon Cheeseburger Pizza

This Bacon Cheeseburger Pizza recipe builds on some of the recipes that you’ve come to love and adds in some delicious new surprises!

Butternut Ravioli

Passionate Pasta
Mac and Cheese

Smokey Bacon Mac & Cheese

Whether you’re a kid, or just a kid at heart, you’ll love this smokey mac and cheese recipe. It combines just the right amount of spice with a delicious, creamy cheese sauce and crispy textures, to create the ultimate comfort food. Perfect for a lazy afternoon or weekday dinner, this is a dish will definitely leave a smile on your face.

Scallop Spaghetti

Scallop Spaghetti with White Wine Garlic Cream Sauce

If you’re looking to take your ordinary spaghetti to a new level, then this recipe will do the trick. If you’re like me, I absolutely love to cook with scallops. These sweet, tender morsels pair so well with just about anything. And they are especially great with creamy sauces, such as the white wine and...
Cucumber Bunch - Top

Perfect Pickles
Sous Vide Pickles

Sous Vide Pickles

For typical pickles you’d be looking at a marinating period of 4-5 weeks. With the sous vide method, we’re talking 4-5 hours. Incredible! And the end result is as crunchy and flavourful as the ones you’d need to wait for. And maybe the best part is that you can add whatever spice blend you like. For these pickles I’ve gone with a more traditional blend of garlic and dill, but feel free to experiment. I can assure you that the results will the delicious.

Cheeseburger Pizza

Bacon Cheeseburger Pizza

This Bacon Cheeseburger Pizza recipe builds on some of the recipes that you’ve come to love and adds in some delicious new surprises!

Roasted Tomatoes

Spectacular Sauces
Hoisin Sauce

Hoisin Sauce

This is another one of those recipes that may cause you to re-think ever using store-bought Hoisin sauce again. This sauce is incredibly flavourful and full of natural, fresh ingredients that will make your dishes shine. It can be served alone as a dip or a side, or be used as a main ingredient in other dishes – as we have done with our Sticky Pork Belly appetizer.

Steak Chimichurri

Simple Steak Marinade

This steak marinade is simple yet effective. It tastes great and takes no more than 10 minutes to prepare. Try it with your favourite cuts of beef, or check out our Flank Steak Chimichurri recipe for a great option.
Pizza Sauce

Perfect Pizza Sauce

Forget about that canned sauce and give this Perfect Pizza Sauce a try. Your pizza will be so glad you did!

Beef Barley Soup

Succulent Soups
Mushroom Soup

Four Mushroom and Garlic Soup

I know I say this a lot, but this Roasted Mushroom and Garlic soup is one of my favourite recipes. Strangely, I consider it to be the “mullet” of my recipe collection – business up front and party in the back. Or more specifically, it can just as easily be served as a gourmet opening...
Parmesan Fries

Super Side Dishes
Butter Process

Home-Churned Butter

If had known years ago that making your own churned butter was so easy, I would never have bought butter in a grocery store again.

Sous Vide Pickles

Sous Vide Pickles

For typical pickles you’d be looking at a marinating period of 4-5 weeks. With the sous vide method, we’re talking 4-5 hours. Incredible! And the end result is as crunchy and flavourful as the ones you’d need to wait for. And maybe the best part is that you can add whatever spice blend you like. For these pickles I’ve gone with a more traditional blend of garlic and dill, but feel free to experiment. I can assure you that the results will the delicious.

Pea Puree

Pea Purée with Tarragon and Truffle

In my opinion, pureed vegetables are extremely underrated. I find that they allow you to take advantage of the fresh flavour of the vegetables, while allowing room to add new, exiting flavour elements to the overall profile. And not only do they go perfectly with pretty much anything, they are super simple to make. I’ve...
Fig Jam

Honey-Infused Fig Jam

I’ve never been a huge fan of jam, but when I stumbled upon this recipe a few years back I was instantly hooked. The jam highlights the wonderful natural sweetness of the fig and exposes hints of honey and vanilla, all in a silky, yet textured, consistency. I use this jam with pretty much everything,...