Dawna in the Kitchen

A last little taste of Summer. Is it too late to still be talking potato salad? This one is pretty basic - steamed, halved nugget potatoes...

These were really quite outstanding. Excellent with a big pot of chili, or as a mid-morning snack. Warm is best - hot from the oven is the...

I am happy when my friends and neighbours over plant their gardens. When a co-worker e-mailed me to ask if I would like some chard, since h...

For Canada Day, we went out for British pub food. For America Day, we stayed in and made Mexican food. It seemed strangely appropriate.I r...

The idea for this almost came to me in a dream. That is, the moment I thought of it, I couldn't figure out why I hadn't been making...

I have only been to The Foundation restaurant once, having been previously put off by stories of horrific service and, frankly, the dish-nam...

Big surprise, it's soup again. I am constitutionally averse to tossing out the bones of a roasted chicken. Even if I don't have a...

It may not seem like salad weather to everyone out there, with the sudden, aggressive return of sub-zero temperatures. The poor cherry tree...

A couple of weeks ago, I had a milestone birthday. It didn't exactly get lost in the shuffle, but it was a lower key event than I had o...

Who doesn't like the classic flavours of lasagna? Unfortunately, it's a time consuming dish to make, and not really suitable for we...