Baked Cauliflower Bites

Not too many years ago I was not a huge fan of many vegetables other than corn and potatoes. Cauliflower had always been one of the vegetables that I thought was ok. As I grew older I started to enjoy cooking and wanted to expand my my food options. Cauliflower...

Homemade Tomato Soup

This homemade tomato soup is inspired by traditional dutch recipes. It is extremely simple but holds a lot of flavor. The fact that it has only a few ingredients is great because most are usually on hand, so this is a dish that can be whipped up at any time....

Maple Fries with Molasses Drizzle

  Being a dad, french fries are a very common occurrence in my home. Sometimes we have a store brand, sometimes homemade, sometimes baked, sometimes fried, but they are certainly made often. The thing is, I enjoy having more variance in my meals than my moderately picky children. I also...

Personal Sized Blueberry Scones

Scones have a special place in my heart. I was in my early 20’s and was down to my last $50 or so. My rent was paid, but I was unemployed and had no immediate prospects, and lets be honest not a great deal of motivation in those days. So...

Simple Dairy Free Chocolate Cake

This simple dairy free chocolate cake is based on a wartime recipe, when there were rations on eggs and butter. This made the recipe very easy to veganise by simply replacing the dairy cream with soy or nut cream. I also adjusted the amount of a few of the ingredients while...