Dawna in the Kitchen

Cottage pie, in case you're not familiar with it, is a casserole of meat stew with a rich gravy, topped with mashed potatoes and baked....

This recipe (or rather, its "impossible" antecedent) dates back to at least as early as 1971 , but really gained fame shortly ther...

Pie is not very common in Germany, and savoury pie seems almost completely unknown, at least not this part of the country. I've had to ...

Pumpkin pie represents such a beloved combination of flavours in North America that we're apparently even happy to consume it as a latt...

You know when you have that bit of salsa left over, but no tortilla chips or even tortillas? Sure, you might just throw it on a cheese san...

I love chicken pot pie. I don't love it when it comes with too many peas, or a leathery, greasy pastry top, but if it has a quality pa...

My generalized dislike of green peas is almost legendary in my family, even though by age 10 or so I had conceded that peas in the context ...

Perhaps you recall back in December 2010, when I reviewed a cookbook called Cook This, Not That! (subtitled "Easy & Awesome 350 C...

Which can only mean one thing: Tourtière for New Year’s Eve (and again, New Year’s Day). (It's also often made for Christmas Eve, inst...

I don't get nearly enough pie in my life. One of the problems is that I am rather picky about the crust, and the leathery, greasy offe...

Spring has been difficult, this year. I never know quite how to dress, and I oscillate between cooking for winter and cooking for spring. ...

Sometimes, I go to almost ridiculous lengths to use up something in the fridge, or even just to use a particular condiment or treasured ingr...

I can seldom resist the temptation to tamper with a recipe, even when it's one as delicious -sounding as Templar's Jamaican Beef Pat...