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Cookin’ Canuck is an inspiring food blog for beginner or seasoned chefs. The recipes are easy enough for a weeknight meal, but impressive enough for entertaining. Acknowledging that many of us our visual learners, I provide clear step-by-step photos of each recipe. The tantalizing recipes use flavors and ingredients from all over the world, as well as those from your own backyard.
There is something so reassuring about Sunday brunch. While the smoky aroma of bacon curls through the air and a cup of tea warms my hands, I feel heartened knowing that the whole day stretches in front of us with no obligations. While Saturdays ar (read full article)
There is nothing more fun than making a big mess in the kitchen and having a batch of cookies to show for it. If you are someone who likes to keep your kitchen meticulously neat while orchestrating your baking masterpieces, then do not invite childr (read full article)
I'm at it again. Stacking food, that is. It started with Eggplant & White Wine Polenta Stacks with Fresh Basil Sauce and continued with Garlic Shrimp & Parmesan-Polenta Stacks with Brown Butter-Sage Sauce. So, naturally, when I saw whole w (read full article)
Forgive me for veering off on a tangent in the first sentence of the post, but I just can't help myself. To say that I am proud of Canada, and my countrymen and women, would be an understatement. With the sound win by the Canadian women's hockey te (read full article)
Steer clear of the cole slaw! That has always been my motto at summer barbecues. There is something about limp cabbage salads drenched in sun-warmed mayonnaise and permeated with the harsh taste of raw onions that makes me lose my appetite. Howeve (read full article)
The Chinese certainly know how to ring in the new year. The first day of the lunar new year was on February 14th, but the festivities are far from over. Traditionally, the celebration lasts for 15 days, with each day dedicated to a different activi (read full article)
During the Olympics opening ceremony in Vancouver, my family started to question my mental stability. As Canadian poet Shane Koyczan stood on the stage and recited his poem, We Are More, I let the tears stream down my cheeks unimpeded. Okay, I open (read full article)
Sweat and tears. That's what one family friend requests when invited for an evening of my mum's savory curry, and my mum is always more than happy to oblige. (Yes, I spell Mum with a "u". I say "zed", too. You know, the last letter of the alphabet (read full article)
It was many years ago when my mum first set a bowl of quinoa (pronounced keen-wah) in front of me. It didn't look like rice; in fact, to my teenaged self, it resembled something straight out of a hippie-infested Woodstock-ian field. Quinoa is, in f (read full article)
I cannot promise you that the figure of the winged Cupid will materialize as you present this dessert to your beloved. While the aphrodisiac qualities of chocolate may be greatly exaggerated, there is no denying that the sensuous taste and texture of (read full article)
It's a good thing that spaghetti squash is forgiving. It's a common occurrence for me to wander into our cellar (or the "pickle room" as we call it, though I have yet to actually pickle anything) and find a forlorn, yet resilient, yellow vegetable t (read full article)
While living in New York City, I made every effort to stay hush-hush about my apathy for cheesecake. Getting a decent apartment in Manhattan was difficult enough. I certainly wasn't going to 'fess up to my dessert inadequacies when it came to one o (read full article)
As I was flipping through my recipe box last week, I came across several recipes that were carefully transcribed onto pink and white floral recipe cards. My grade 9 cursive spoke of the concoctions that my home economic classmates and I perpetrated (read full article)
I don't know what has taken me so long to cook with country style pork ribs. Was it the budget-friendly price that turned me away? Was it the promise of tender meat falling off the bone? Was it the words "country style?" I am, after all, a city g (read full article)
Who Dat Nation, Peyton Manning, Drew Brees. If none of these names ring a bell for you, it's safe to say that you won't be terribly invested in the outcome of Super Bowl Sunday. That, however, does not mean that you can't enjoy the rituals of fist- (read full article)
When I was young, I believed my grandmother could do anything. To start, she was the family authority on birds. Not only did she write a column in the local paper with details that ever self-respecting ornithologist would want to know, but she sing (read full article)
Even though I have lamented that we have spent many of our weekend hours watching football over the past couple of weeks, I feel I must confess. I genuinely look forward to an afternoon on the couch, watching some bone-crunching tackles and the fine (read full article)
Damn, I'm a good wife! A few days ago, my husband dropped a few hints - Hiroshima-sized ones - that he would be tickled if a bowl of chicken and corn chowder dropped from the heavens into his eager hands. Ask and you shall receive. Okay, so maybe (read full article)
The room was buzzing with chatter and laughter. Everyone seemed to be waiting for the next appetizer to appear. When the bubbling Brie Cheese & Balsamic Caramelized Onion Flatbread sidled out of the oven, there were audible groans from the two wome (read full article)
When presented with a tortilla, it seems like a challenge to stuff it with as many tasty morsels of meat and vegetables as it will hold, until the juices are dripping out the bottom and down my arm. Now, I like turkey, cheese, and mayo as much as th (read full article)
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