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Cat Can Cook From my Famous Banana Muffin Recipe to Casseroles, Cakes, Salads and everything in between, all of my recipes are guaranteed simple and tasty! So stay a while, take a peek at my cookbook and search for recipes! Browse around, and let me know what you think of my site!

04 June 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Gigi Photography

I recently had the pleasure of working with talented photographer, Gillian Gauthier of Gigi Photography. What an absolute joy it was! Gillian came to my home, and casually snapped away with her camera as I cooked and baked right here in my own kitchen. Her obvious gift with the camera made the session both enjoyable [...]

04 June 2010 ~ 2 Comments

Make Tea from your Backyard!

Today I took inspiration from the Bakopoulos sisters’ (aka: The Three Greek Sisters) blog, and made some tea from dandelion leaves. Yes, the little yellow “weeds” that we all despise in the spring, are actually an extremely easy way to get a boost of nutrients – who knew? At first, I was very skeptical about [...]

01 June 2010 ~ 1 Comment

Canadianparents.com

Look at my brand new article in the June edition of Canadianparents.com I’m so proud! I think I can officially call myself a food writer now! http://canadianparents.com/article/creating-healthy-recipes

31 May 2010 ~ 0 Comments

“Nat Decants” Mobile Application

Sometimes in the world of food, interesting and amazing things happen, and today was one of those days.  This morning, I was contacted by Natalie MacLean, world-renown wine and food writer telling me how much she enjoys my site, and recipes. She wrote to tell me about her new mobile application called “Nat Decants.” Now, [...]

24 May 2010 ~ 11 Comments

Easy Felafel Recipe

Full of fibre, folic acid, iron, maganese and protein, chickpeas are the main ingredient in this simple dish. They are also a very low fat complete protein food, which makes them all that much more appealing. Felafel 1 can chickpeas, drained (or about 2 cups of cooked) 2 TBSP flour 1 tsp cumin 1 onion, [...]

24 May 2010 ~ 2 Comments

Simple French Toast

Vive la France! This impressing looking breakfast is super easy to whip up in minutes! Dust with icing sugar, and treat yourself to a taste of heaven this morning! 4 eggs 1 cup milk 2 tsp vanilla extract (I use artificial) 1/2 tsp nutmeg, grated 1 TBSP sugar 6-8 slices bread Whisk all ingredients together [...]

21 May 2010 ~ 1 Comment

Pineapple Picante Salsa

Need a fresh recipe for a delicious summer salsa? How about this quick and easy recipe full of fresh ingredients? Picante is usually used to describe a chunkier salsa, but depending on how chunky you like yours, you can chop the veggies either large or small. Pineapple Picante Salsa 4-5 ripe tomatoes, chopped fine (or [...]

19 May 2010 ~ 1 Comment

Spiral Pasta Salad with Feta and Balsamic Vinigarette

On account of the fact that I am catching my daughter’s cold, and am totally wiped from a day of cooking and baking, I have nothing to say except go and make this. It’s as good as it looks! Spiral Pasta Salad with Feta and Balsamic Vinigarette 1 1/2 cups dry spiral pasta, cooked and [...]

17 May 2010 ~ 3 Comments

Chicken Enchiladas Recipe

Mexican food is not something that I cook all that often, and I’m really not sure why. It’s fresh, mostly healthy, slightly spicy (often using one of my favorite herbs, cilantro) and it’s always delicious. I think it must be that I just never think of making it – until today that is! Going over [...]

17 May 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Quick and Easy Burgers

Here is an easy “stand-by” recipe for a tasty beef burger perfect for back yard grilling! Quick and Easy Burgers 1 pound lean ground beef 2 medium sized onions, finely grated (get ready to cry – this part is brutal, but worth it!) 2 cloves garlic, minced 2 TBSP fresh parsley, finely chopped 1 egg, [...]