I love chocolate. I do. As is evidenced from this post where I write about snacking on chocolate at midnight. The DH also knows that I like chocolate. Recently, I told him that I was craving chocolate, and he came home later that night with a whole BAG of it! Every type of chocolate bar…
Family-Sized Eggplant Parmesan and Italian Kitchens
Are you one of those people who don’t like eggplant? Probably because it tastes bitter and just kind of nasty, right? That’s because it’s been cooked without taking away the bitter juices! That one step can make the difference between bitter and delicious. Want to know how? Read on! I had some houseguests over on…
Memories of Meals Past: Pizza Pie…with Yoghurt?
I tried a new pizza dough recipe yesterday. I saw it on a “news” site, and though it sounded cool. Two ingredient pizza dough? I’m there! I figured it must have self-rising flour in it (flour with salt and baking powder already mixed in), and I was right, but I was curious as to what the…
Waste Not, Want Not: Chocolate Bread Pudding
I’m starting a new series today, Waste Not Want Not, because I realized that I often make recipes based on wanting to use up leftovers. Case in point, yesterday’s Single Serving Eggplant Parm. The DH and I celebrated (Canadian) Thanksgiving with my family over the long weekend, and my mum made her super delicious homemade…
Single Serving Eggplant Parm, and How to Use Up Leftovers
I looked in my fridge yesterday, and saw an eggplant leftover from when I went fruit and veggie-picking two weeks ago. I also found a container of full of a fried breadcrumb mixture. (What was it exactly? I had made some fried potato patties several weeks ago, and had leftover egg and breakcrumb mixtures, so I…