Dawna in the Kitchen

Of course, eggs aren't just breakfast food , or the glue that keeps your cakes and meatloaves from crumbling helplessly as you attempt t...

Baked pasta is a popular execution which can range from the simple combination of noodle-of-choice with sauce-of-choice, generally topped wi...

When the rain begins, and the weather starts to cool, my mind wanders inevitably to sausages. Particularly, I must confess, the wonderful s...

I love simple desserts, particularly on ordinary nights. Special occasions may call for fancy dessert footwork, but your average Thursday n...

I love soup. I cannot think of a culture that does not have some sort of soup. It can be an eloquent, evocative way to capture a sense of ...

I've been longing to try making this since I first tried it in one of the few Persian restaurants here in Vancouver. The version that ...

Ever since the closure of Mirasol, Vancouver's tiny bastion of delicious Peruvian food just off Main Street, I have lamented my inabilit...

A good steak can be hard to find but, fortunately, it's pretty easy to make. I marvel at minor-league steakhouses that charge an arm a...

Tarragon was not a frequent flyer in our household, when I was growing up. Consequently, my early exposures to it left me a little bit weir...

I have a great fondness for easy dinners, despite my appreciation for elaborate or difficult food. This particular dish was a second go at ...