Overnight French Toast

Overnight French Toast

Overnight breakfast casseroles are one of my favourite dishes to make on the weekend. Leftover challah makes the best overnight cinnamon and chocolate french toast bake. A bonus is that it saves you from standing at the stove flipping individual slices. All you have to do is soak cubed challah in an egg custard and…

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House Nuts

House Nuts

Yes this mix of nuts and stuff is a lot more exciting than a bowl of salted cashews. You just can’t go wrong with almonds, rosemary, flaky sea salt, chilli flakes, raisins (ooops I didn’t have golden, so I used sultana), and brown sugar.  They are the perfect snack to serve in a pinch with…

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Oatmeal Honey Whole Wheat Bread

Oatmeal Honey Whole Wheat Bread

Pumpkin shaped breads are all over my feed. If you look back on my feed, I made pumpkin challah dinner rolls a while ago. You too can make a beautiful pumpkin-shaped loaf of bread for the holidays. It’s a fun project to do with the kids. This pumpkin shaped oatmeal honey whole wheat bread looks…

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Butternut, Pear and Leek Salad

Butternut, Pear and Leek Salad

This feel good fall salad is made with the most delicious seasonal ingredients. Bursting with vibrant flavours, it’s like a ray of sunshine on the table. And the sumac vinaigrette is divine! There are a lot of bright flavours and textures in this bowl.  Butternut roasted with citrusy sumac Red Anjou pears roasted with honey…

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Apple Cider Doughnut Loaf Cake

Apple Cider Doughnut Loaf Cake

This Apple Cider Doughnut Loaf Cake is the answer to homemade doughnuts, without the fuss of making and frying doughnuts. I guarantee there won’t be a slice left. This cake actually tastes just like a farm stand cider doughnut. Want to know what the secret is that makes this cake so special? It’s that the…

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Leek and Potato Soup

Leek and Potato Soup

This Leek and Potato Soup is a hearty one. It is simple to make, cosy and comforting, luxurious and elegant. I love how this soup can be served as a casual meal or an elegant starter for a dinner party. Nothings brings people together like good food. I kept it vegan – without butter and cream.…

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Moroccan Lentil and Chickpea Soup (Harira)

Moroccan Lentil and Chickpea Soup

This zesty, fragrant lentil and chickpea soup delivers all the bold flavours starting with a hearty herbed tomato broth. The mix of warming spices – smoked paprika, cumin, coriander, cinnamon and red pepper flakes (I used Aleppo pepper) add a hint of heat and deepens the flavours.  The soup has lots of texture from the…

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Vegetarian French Onion Soup

Vegetarian French Onion Soup

The only time I get to enjoy French Onion Soup is when I make it myself because I make it with a vegetable broth (no beef broth here) and red wine base. I’ve been craving it and so I had to make it. This rich onion soup is easy to make, so comforting and it…

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Chocolate Bites

Chocolate Bites

You are not going to believe how incredibly amazing these three ingredient chocolate bites are. Not to mention how easy they are.  semi-sweet chocolate  nutella spread cookie butter These three simple ingredients make one deliciously decadent fudgy bite… smooth, creamy, ridiculously easy and ready in just 5 minutes.  The most difficult part of this recipe…

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Apple Coffee Cake

Apple Coffee Cake

Coffee cake is one of those cakes that gets away with being acceptable to eat any time of the day.  A coffee cake may or may not have coffee in it, but the name comes from the fact that it is served with coffee, not because it has coffee in it. This buttery apple coffee…

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