Dawna in the Kitchen

I eat rather a lot of beans, for someone who grew up with beans primarily in chili or occasionally in the Boston Baked family of dishes. I ...

It's not often that I make new cookies. I have my favourites, and since I don't really bake all that many cookies during the year, I...

The rains are upon us, and show no sign of leaving. Unlike the grumblers that I hear around me, I don't really mind the rain, although ...

... than homemade oven-baked chicken fingers ? Maybe knowing that it's a fraction of the price of restaurant chicken fingers, maybe it&...

I have a lot to live up to, in the bread-making department. When I first started making bread, it was my mother's brown bread that I m...

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...

There is always something that seems a little on the fancy side, when it comes to creamy soups - ones that didn't come from a can, that ...

It is the blessing and curse of family feasts that the memorable meals we create also generate a substantial amount of leftovers. This is ...

I had a little fresh dill lurking in the fridge, and I knew it could't lurk much longer. I like dill, but outside of pickles, Cooking L...

I sometimes get into a little wee rut, making the same things over and over until I feel entirely uninspired, and even a fridge full of food...