Breakfast
Homemade Maple-Nut Granola
This granola is easy to make, and has the benefit of being able to accept any dried fruits, nuts, seeds, or flavourings you can throw at it!
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Domestic
Jerk Shrimp Stir Fry
This stir fry is fast, easy, and super flavourful! Use your favourite Jamaican jerk sauce for this recipe, but remember, some can be very spicy!
Fish
Crispy Fried Whole Panfish
This dish is all about getting messy and gluttonously eating with your hands. Limits on panfish are usually quite high, so if you can catch yourself a pile of them, and don’t mind some prep work, you can have your own little fish fry!
Domestic
Fattet Hummus
Fattet hummus is a dish with many regional variations from Lebanon to Jordan to Egypt to Eritrea, but at its heart is always broken stale pita bread (Fatteh) and chickpeas (hummus).
Breakfast
Deluxe Avocado Toast
Regular avocado toast is delicious on its own, but you can make a deluxe version by adding a few lavish ingredients. Wow your guests by bringing this out on a platter for a sumptuous brunch with mimosas!
Domestic
How to Make Kimchi
Despite the number of steps involved, making kimchi at home isn’t very hard! Lacto-fermented foods like this kimchi are very healthy, full of probiotics and fibre while being low in calories!
Baking
Dutch S’mores – The BEST S’mores
Move over graham crackers, move over Celebration cookies, the best platform for s’mores in definitely Dutch stroopwaffles! These sweet, syrupy treats become perfectly gooey when introduced to a hot marshmallow and chocolate!
Domestic
Levantine Caprese Salad
This variation of the classic Caprese salad uses flavours and ingredients found in the Levant to replace traditional Italian ones.
Breakfast
Egg Salad on Rye with Chervil
This egg salad sandwich is exactly what you need for lunch! The whole egg in the centre in completely optional but makes for such a beautiful presentation, it is well worth the extra effort.
Beef
Mapo Tofu
Mapo Tofu is a comforting spicy dish that originated in China’s Sichuan province. Its name loosely translates to Pockmarked Old Woman’s Tofu and points towards the dish’s creator in the city of Chengdu.
Domestic
How to Pickle Cucumbers for the Refrigerator
If you’re only looking to make one jar of pickles rather than enough for a large homesteading family, this is the recipe for you! These zingy, zesty pickles are easy to make, don’t take any special equipment, and can be eaten within 24 hours!
Domestic
Blanched Vegetables Dressed in Miso-Butter
The flavour of miso-butter synergistically becomes more than the sum of its parts and when is sublime when added to blanched vegetables!
Domestic
Summertime Minty Cucumber and Tomato Salad
This is the perfect summer side for a barbecue or potluck! The ingredients are acidic and refreshing, making this salad a great foil for grilled meats!
Domestic
Smoky Ajvar-Laced Potato Salad
Breathe new life into your potato salad by adding ajvar, a Balkan condiment made from roasted eggplants and peppers. It lends a rich, smoky flavour.
Domestic
How to Make Fermented Dill Pickles
Rather than pickling in a vinegar solution, these cucumbers get lacto-fermented to develop their sour flavour. Kept in the fridge or a cool cellar, these pickles will last for months; that’s if you don’t eat them all right away!