Hearty Soup Series
How to Make Creamy Chicken Pesto Pasta In 30 Minutes or Less
Hello and happy Monday, everyone! Today, we are going to kick the week off right with a quick recipe for Creamy Chicken Pesto Pasta. It's so fast to make you can do it from start to finish in under 30 minutes. Oh, and it is delicious! Some of you may remember that way...
My 5 Favourite Potato Dishes
I grew up in a very meat and potato centric family. We would eat rice, and pasta on occasion but most days it was potatoes. I didn't really have a favourite potato dish because generally, they were just mashed though or sometimes baked, which I hated. It wasn't until...
Basic Cooking Course Week 4: UnderStanding Ingredients pt. 1
Hello everyone and welcome to Week 4 of My Basic Cooking Course. In this lesson, we will be taking a look at some basic ingredients and pantry staples. We are going to take a deep look into a bunch of ingredients that you probably already have on hand and some that...
Sloppy Joes In 30 Minutes Or Less
Good morning friends! It is, of course, Monday, I am back from my vacation, and that can only mean one thing, 30 Minutes Or Less! I hope that you are all as excited as I am. Today, we are going to be taking a look at something that most of us probably haven't had in a...
Quick and simple no-bake Strawberry Cheesecake Cups
Once again that special day to celebrate the one you love is upon us. I know that a lot of you are planning on avoiding the busy restaurant scene this year in favour of having a nice meal in. Some of you are even lucky enough to have me cooking your Valentine's dinner...
Basic Knife skills – Kitchen Clueless Cooking Course
Hello everyone and welcome to week three of my Kitchen Clueless Cooking Course. Today we are going to be taking a look at basic knife skills from how to sharpen a knife, to how to hold one. We will also look at some basic cutting techniques and talk about why you...
The Perfect Boiled Egg Guide: Techniques, Tips and Tricks
Boiling eggs is often considered one of the simplest tasks in the kitchen, yet it can be tricky to achieve the perfect consistency. Overcooked eggs can have a green ring around the yolk, and an unappealing sulphur taste and smell. But, with the right technique and...
Basic Kitchen Equipment – Kitchen Clueless Cooking Course
Last week I launched my free 10-week basic cooking course "Kitchen Clueless to Food Independent". In the first week, we defined basic cooking terms and If you haven't seen it, check it out here. This week we are going to look at some basic kitchen equipment, how to...
5 Tips for How To Cook Rice Perfectly Every Time
I can't count the number of times people have told me about all the problems they have cooking rice. It's too wet. They burnt it. The rice is crunchy. To some people, rice is the easiest thing to cook, but for some reason, others have a lot of trouble. This post is...
Basic Cooking Course Week 1: Understanding Cooking Terms
Have you ever opened a cookbook, or read a recipe online and felt as though you were reading something in a different language? Well, in some ways you were. Cooking does have a specific vocabulary associated with it. If you don't understand that vocabulary you are...