Cat Can Cook

This is the ultimate summer recipe – and it can be cooked right on your grill! It’s fresh, flavourful and super easy to prepare. Easy Grilled Brushetta 3 tomatoes, diced 1/2 sweet onion, finely diced 2 cloves garlic, minced salt & pepper 2 TBSP fresh parsley, chopped 1 TBSP olive oil 1 French loaf, cut [...]

Lovage (Levisticum officinale) is a tall perennial plant, with a flavour reminiscent of celery and anise blended together. It has a strong and distinctive flavour quite unlike other herbs. Lovage is an ancient plant, which was very popular during the Middle Ages. It has been said to possess qualities of a medicinal nature. Specifically, lovage [...]

Grunts are a popular Maritime dessert similar to a buckle or cobbler. Named for the noise they allegedly make during the steaming process by which they are cooked, they always contain fruit as the main ingredient. This particular one was baked, so I’m not sure if it “grunted” or not in the oven – one [...]

Don’t you just love wraps? I mean, talk about versatile – you can do just about anything with them and they are always totally fabulous, fresh, and fast! The perfect summertime meal, be it lunch, dinner or just a snack. After a friend mentioned fish tacos the other day, I was inspired to make my [...]

Lately, I’ve not really been cooking much at all! Between the nice weather, taking care of kids, freelance writing jobs and my jewellery business Elanne & Ivy, I’ve been busy! What else is new? But despite my lack of recent culinary escapades, I am NEVER too busy to pick up a great cookbook! Recently, some [...]

Last night, I was invited to attend the Canadian Cheese Grand Prix at the Palais Royal in Toronto. For those unfamiliar with this event, basically, it’s a Canadian competition of cheese makers, to determine the best in Canada. The venue was spectacular, I met a lot of new people, visited with some foodie friends and [...]

I am always on the look out for delicious and healthy recipes for my family, and am usually quite happy to try new recipe ideas. Yesterday I came across a simple-looking Moroccan Chicken recipe and decided to give it a go today. The results were good – not excellent as I had hoped for, but [...]

Since trying the New PC greek Yogurt, I’ve been very impressed with its versatility. It’s super high in protein and calcium, it makes a great snack with fruit and granola, and even completely on it’s own, it’s delicious. I even sneak it into smoothies for my kids! Tonight, I wanted to make delicious burgers with [...]

A few months ago, a colleague sent me this book to peruse, cook from and review. The first time I flipped through it’s pages, I instantly knew it was special. The photos are spectacular. The recipes are simple. The combination is a winner! Cookbooks are for me, a passion. I love nothing more than to [...]

Lentils are so easy to use and so delicious. They are also really good for you.  This simple soup literally takes about 5 minutes to whip together, and then about an hour to cook. It’s completely vegeterian but just as hearty and fulling as any meat dish! Add a beautiful loaf of fresh crusty bread [...]