Dawna in the Kitchen

(Belated) Happy Year of the Dragon! How about some 乾炒牛河? This was the very first dish I had in a Chinese restaurant, and I both adore it ...

Mujaddara sure has a lot of different spellings: mujadarrah, mudardara, mejadra, moujadera...the legacy, I suppose of translating from an ...

January often marks a fresh attempt at better eating habits, and my house is no exception. The luxuries of the holiday season, some of whic...

I first had this at a little Japanese restaurant in my neighbourhood, one which is both one of the best in town in addition to being one of...

This is a great little recipe, which I've only slightly adapted from Cook This! Not That!, and really mostly in terms of adding a few m...

These are such a classic cookie. Some months ago, I promised a colleague that I would make peanut butter cookies for his birthday, which ...

These two dishes make excellent friends. The starch of the polenta creates a filling sense of satisfaction, and its creamy solidness plays c...

This is beautifully easy, but it's really only half a recipe: the shrimp half. You could serve this over rice, a creamy pasta, garlic t...

Summer has finally arrived in Vancouver, just in time for one little wave of sunshine before autumn officially hits. What this means for me...

I am a huge fan of jambalaya, and it's something I almost always make at home, rather than order out. That is solely because I live on t...