BUTTERNUT SQUASH PASTA BAKE — IT’S BETTER THAN MAC N CHEESE

I love a good mac and cheese, frozen, from the box, on the stove top version, baked in the oven, any which way, I'll take it. But sometimes, it's too much of a good thing. So people have been resorting to sneaking in vegetables to try and lighten up their mac and cheese. Orange cauliflower…

ByMichelleOctober 30, 20170Comments

I Love the 80s: American Goulash

It's a little surprising that the wave of nostalgia that’s overtaking books and tv and toys in the last few years hasn’t made it’s way to food. Stranger Things and Strawberry Shortcake dolls and totally misguided live action remakes of 80s cartoons like Jem and the Holograms have captured our collective imagination (more or less), but that longing…

ByMichelleAugust 13, 20161Comment

Main Course Recipes

Almost Grandma’s Tamale Pie

If you think back about eating at your grandparents’ house, do you associate certain foods with the dishes they were served in? In my grandma’s kitchen, there were two things that were made in a big white Corningware baking dish. You know the one, square ceramic with a blue cornflower design on the side. There was the dish I’d like to forget but can’t – tuna casserole with a potato chip topping. And there was tamale pie.

ByMichelleDecember 6, 20120Comments

Main Course Recipes

Rain or Shine: Sriracha Sloppy Joes

Long before the pink slime debacle, ground beef got a bad wrap. Other than its use for burgers and maybe cottage pie, it ranks pretty low on the beef totem pole. It's a rarity on upscale restaurant menus, except in comfort food preparations or in ironic, hipstery reduxes of Hamburger Helper. But I'm ok with…

ByMichelleMay 26, 20120Comments

Restaurants Travel

Spotted Bear Bistro – Tofino, BC

Spotted Bear is the kind of neighborhood joint I wish we had around the corner. The kitchen is right there as you walk in, and you're as likely to be greeted by the chef as by the host. With Tofino being a beach town, you might expect seafood to dominate the menu, but Spotted Bear strikes a balance, offering up dishes that take advantage of the local seafood, with plenty of options for folks who aren't so big on salmon and mussels (like me!).

ByMichelleJuly 13, 20110Comments