It’s my favorite time of the month again. I get to reveal my Secret Recipe Club assignment for July. I’m honored to be a part of this diverse group of food bloggers. In case you forgot, everyone in the Secret Recipe Club gets “assigned” a blog from which we are supposed to pick a dish to cook. But, it’ll all done in secret. It isn’t until the ultimate reveal that everyone showcases the dishes and discovers who’s been their secret foodie link. When I received my blog assignment: Chocolates and Chillies, I was thrilled as I’ve already … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2012
Grilled Bananas (and Peaches)
July 27, 2012 By Leave a Comment
It only took me 7 years to realize that our grill had been completely underutilized. Sure we’d cook the generic hamburgers, hot dogs and steaks, and maybe some veggies, but that was about it. This summer, I broadened our grilling aperture and started experimenting. Have you ever thought to grill fruits? At first it seemed a little absurd to me. Fruits weren’t meant to be grilled. But then, what did that mean? Little did I know I had already begun testing recipes with interesting food twists. I grilled kale leaves and it was … [Read more...]
Banana Ice cream
July 25, 2012 By 4 Comments
It’s HOT. No one wants to spend time in the kitchen with the oven on. Instead, making refreshing, easy dishes that utilize the fridge and freezer are the ideal choices to help beat the heat. To cool down, grabbing a popsicle or scooping out some ice cream have always been our default treats. The definition of ice cream in the dictionary is much more involved: a frozen dessert usually made from dairy products, such as milk and cream, and often combined with fruits or other ingredients and flavours. Most varieties contain sugar, although … [Read more...]
Seriously Soupy: One Cantaloupe, Three Soups
July 23, 2012 By 3 Comments
It's Seriously Soupy Sunday, featuring one of my favorite bloggers Serena, who authors a blog called Seriously Soupy. Serena started Seriously Soupy as a creative outlet for herself after her first daughter was born, which combined her passion for cooking with an interest in learning more about soups and soup making. Since it started she has given soup tours and taught soup classes and has a catalogue of over 100 soups on the site! You can join Serena on her Soupy journey at SeriouslySoupy.com and twice a month you can find her here, at My … [Read more...]
