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2010

Cooking School

Back to…Cooking School: Roast Chicken 101 (Recipe: Lemon & Oregano Roast Chicken)

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Autumn is my favorite time to get busy in the kitchen. I gain tremendous satisfaction from roasting juicy whole poultry, cracking open enormous pumpkins to turn into pies, whipping together smooth root vegetable purees and peeling apples by the bushel. Not only is the weather cooler, allowing for more hearty dinner fare, but the return [...]

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Weekend Reading & Connect with Simple Bites

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It is safe to say that fall is just around the corner. Here in Quebec, the first red leaves on our maple trees are what give the approaching season away. For the time being, though, it’s warm-but-not-too-hot, sunny, and still perfectly suitable for sitting on the back porch while munching apples. Fall is about routine, [...]

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Back to…Cooking School: Easy & Flavorful Compound Butters (vlog)

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Can I get a high five? It’s the long weekend! This has been an intense week for me and I am ready to relax, head to a lake with some friends and enjoy summer’s last fling. Cheesecake is on the menu, as is steak, with plenty of this grilled corn & avocado salad (my latest [...]

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Back to…Cooking School: Working with Fresh Herbs

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Today in cooking school we’ll be looking at herbs and how to cut them. Fresh herbs can add bursts of flavor that no dried herb can emulate. At our house we grow them all summer long, picking off what we need for each dish, making pesto and preserving them for use during the winter. I’ve [...]

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Back to…Cooking School: Homemade Mayonnaise (vlog)

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It is Back to School week for many families and for the first time, I’m including ours in that statement. My eldest, Noah, is all set for his first day of kindergarten tomorrow and we’re ready to embrace an autumn rhythm and settle down to some normalcy after a busy summer. It’s been ten years [...]

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