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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.
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)
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)
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)
I haven't decided whether or not to be proud of the fact that I could chronicle all of the scores, key plays, colors of cheerleaders' uniforms, and end zone celebration dance moves that occurred during the NFL playoff games this weekend. After watc (read full article)
The countdown is on at our house. To the Superbowl, that is. In most households, the Superbowl is a good reason to spend an afternoon with friends over plates of nachos and chicken wings, and make some friendly wagers. In a house with two young bo (read full article)
The final full week before Christmas is upon us and I'm trying not to completely lose my mind. While our pantry is filled to the brim with Chocolate & Peppermint Bark Cookies; Pine Nut, Caramel & Shortbread Bars; and Cinnamon & Almond Meringue Star (read full article)
Sometimes it takes a village to develop a new recipe. To start, an email in my inbox loudly proclaimed "Free Brie cheese". I was sold right there. I didn't know what was required to get the free cheese. Base-jump from the Sears Tower? Crawl acro (read full article)
I can hardly call myself a southern gal. The phrase "Y'all" refuses to pass my lips and my feet can only seem to do one step of the Texas Two-Step. These shortfalls, however, did not stop me from whipping up a batch of a southern classic. Biscuits (read full article)
Whether you're charmed by the name "elephant ears" or the miniscule ingredient list, palmiers will become one of your go-to hors d'oeuvres or desserts over the holiday season. Traditionally, palmiers are made with puff pastry and sugar, and are the p (read full article)
The first memory I have of eating shrimp cocktail was in a restaurant on the Oregon coast. I must have been 5- or 6- years old and my parents and I had driven from Vancouver to enjoy a vacation amidst the crashing waves, barking sea lions, and tufted (read full article)
Yesterday, I opened the front door to find a bag of zucchini sitting on my doorstep. Have I mentioned that I have my own over-productive vegetable patch which is, by the way, clearly seen through my back fence? So, leaving more zucchini on my doo (read full article)
Yesterday, I opened the front door to find a bag of zucchini sitting on my doorstep. Have I mentioned that I have my own over-productive vegetable patch which is, by the way, clearly seen through my back fence? So, leaving more zucchini on my doo (read full article)
Marcella Hagan, author of The Classic Italian Cookbook and Marcella Cucina, is regarded as the queen of Italian cooking in North America. After making her incredible Fried Eggplant Balls with Melted Mozzarella Center (Polpette di Melanzane) recipe (read full article)
Marcella Hazan, author of The Classic Italian Cookbook and Marcella Cucina, is regarded as the queen of Italian cooking in North America. After making her incredible Fried Eggplant Balls with Melted Mozzarella Center (Polpette di Melanzane) recipe (read full article)
I tried to be virtuous. I could have figured out a way to bake these rather than fry them. I caved. I'm weak. What can I say? But let's look at this another way. About 2 years ago, I was terrified of deep-frying anything - not because of (read full article)
When I was in my early twenties, I went backpacking around Europe for six months. With all of my worldly possessions on my back (let me tell you, those clothes went in the garbage as soon as I arrived home), a Eurail pass, and a penchant for advent (read full article)
"Bon Appetit!" Meryl Streep's throaty voice rings through the theatre and each audience member feels as though the immortal Julia Child is speaking directly to him or her. From her exuberant first taste of Sole Meuniere upon arriving in France to (read full article)
Did you know that an ear of corn averages 800 kernels in 16 rows? That's a lot of little nuggets of flavor on one cob. It's no wonder that many of us become corn-obsessed by late July. Now, I have always been a low-maintenance kind of corn eate (read full article)
Update: Thanks so much to each of you that voted for my entry. I truly appreciate your support! I am very proud to say that you helped me garner the most votes from the public. However, the two guest judges chose different dishes and their votes (read full article)
Lock your doors! That's right, it's zucchini season. Bountiful zucchini crops are a thing of legend in these parts, and many people have told me stories of climbing into their cars, only to find a large bag full of zucchini on their seat. T (read full article)
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