Recipes made in my kitchen and restaurants from around the world- I’m a foodie and I don’t mind who knows it! I love cooking and learning about food, so any tips I learn are shared here.
According to basically every search engine online, Ossobuco or osso buco is Italian for “bone with a hole” (osso “bone”, buco “hole”). This is in reference to the marrow hole at the centre of the cross-cut veal shank. Since I have never made it before, I decided I could splurge a little bit around my birthday to…
As I continue to learn Finnish on Duolingo, I find myself wanting to connect more to that part of my heritage. I remember my Mom making pannukakku (a Finnish oven pancake), which was served with jam, and I immediately started to crave raspberries. Raspberries + the meat on sale this week = these raspberry pork…
I have been craving potatoes lately. French fries, mashed potatoes, baked potatoes, poutine (I usually get it just for the cheese curds but even the French fries would be gone at this point)- I can’t explain it. However, since I don’t want to eat salty, greasy fries in an attempt to satiate my craving, I…
Fajitas and Pasta, two of my favorite foods. What could possibly be better? Combining the two, of course! Sometimes, you just want to throw a bunch of ingredients into a pot and enjoy some comfort food. This One Pot Fajita Pasta inspired by Sweet Peas and Saffron is the perfect recipe for such an occasion….
After making a Bok Choy Stir-Fry, we had some Bok Choy leftovers that I didn’t initially have a plan for. Once I took a look in our fridge and saw that we had to use a pork tenderloin within the next few days, I knew what I wanted to make- a pork and Bok Choy…
Carnitas — which means “little meats” in Spanish — is a Mexican pork dish, made with tenderloin, onion, garlic, orange juice and an assortment of seasonings. Traditionally, the meat in pork carnitas is shredded. I chose to simply cut it into bite sized pieces because I planned on using leftovers for a stir-fry. Pork tenderloin…
I’m quite sure that I will remember the Summer of 2023 as the Summer of Zucchini. It seems that throughout my quest to eat at least a bit healthier, zucchini has popped up in more recipe ideas than I can count. Please, don’t take this as me complaining- I think it’s delicious! Which is why,…
Inspired by Spend with Pennies, this Bok Choy stir-fry recipe was discovered while I searched for ways to use Bok Choy. I don’t believe I have ever cooked with it before, so it was clearly time to do so! This recipe is so good. It sounds more intimidating than it really is and it tastes…
