This post meanders quite a bit – if you just want to know how to make hard-boiled eggs ASAP, scroll all the way down and read the instructio...

There has been a lot of talk in the past several years about the fact that fat probably isn’t as bad for us as we think. And yet we’ve heard...

I didn’t know what to title this post. It’s not easy being green? Fifty shades of green? I settled on The Greenest Salad, and let me tell yo...

- It’s been a while, but I would still love to see Mark Bittman’s proposed nutrition label adopted by everyone, as it is very comprehensive...

Here’s another mix of old and new links, on the theme of trying to eat healthy. - Some studies showed that when compared to regular produc...

While decluttering my computer, I found some documents that I had started for themed “batches of links” and never got around to finishing. S...

C’est un fait, j’aime les gâteaux magiques. Comme celui à la noix de coco ou celui au chocolat . Là, j’en ai essayé un au citron, publié ...

It had been a while since I’d made hummus at home. I’m a big fan of my mother’s recipe, which I’ll have to make again soon, but this one i...

Here’s a quick recap of our outings so far this year. I should really create a new tag for those… Anyway, we may or may not have an “officia...

It’s the end of the school year (the last day of school here is in very late May, but the end of June isn’t far off for everyone else in Nor...

I was at a loss for what to make for dinner, and the Engineer suggested baked potatoes. It was a good idea, because it seemed like it had be...

- First, not a link, but a quick announcement: I’m taking down the Amazon store linked to this blog. Amazon has changed a bunch of things, m...

Le midi, j’aime bien manger végétarien, à moins d’avoir des restants. Comme une fois récemment, j’avais des restes de riz du restaurant chin...

J’avais fait quelques plats d’hiver dont je pensais parler, comme une quiche avec une croûte de courge spaghetti (qui, en fin de compte, n’...

I’m going to be upfront about it: this cake is involved. Like, A. Project. But if you don’t mind a project for a special occasion, say, your...

- I read this great article about Nanaimo bars last week, so of course I just had to make Nanaimo bars this week with the ubiquitous tub o...

I felt like making a good lemon pudding cake a while back, so I tried Cook’s Illustrated’s version , but I was underwhelmed – and I think no...

I made a few unfancy desserts that didn’t quite pan out like I wanted. There was a banana cake with penuche frosting , where the frosting...

- J’ai lu À la ferme comme à la ville dans La Presse + et j’ai été complètement séduite. Le concept : des maisons à la campagne avec un es...