Father’s Day Pizza
Nothing says I love you like homemade pizza, at least at our house. The Father’s Day offering here will definitely be baked in the oven, not on the barbecue. The dough is so simple to make and so fun to play…
Read moreSpring Pakoras
Yeeeeehaw! It’s spring. It’s called spring because it just kind of…springs on you. Among the signs of full-on spring at the markets are bundles of fat asparagus spears and fiddleheads along with bunches of chives and sometimes, teeny garlic greens….
Read moreMother’s Day Chicken Fusilli with Greens and Raspberries
Ohhhhh Mother’s Day. As a Mom who ran a restaurant for 15 years, I still can’t quite bring myself to go out to eat on what was, for most of my chef life, the most harrowing day of the year….
Read moreEaster Dinner: Maple Mustard Ham, Blueberry Cabbage and Rosemary Parmesan Sweet Potatoes
This trio of Easter dinner recipes will make your celebration as colourful as a basket of Easter eggs! Click here for my Easiest-Ever Hot Cross Buns! Maple Mustard Ham serves 12-16 Maple syrup-making sessions are the earliest and surest signs…
Read moreSpring-Is-Coming Roasted Vegetables
It’s April! I can feel spring just around the corner but summer vegetables are still a long time coming. Luckily our Annapolis Valley farmers store a huge variety of nutritious and versatile winter storage vegetables for us. A rainbow of…
Read moreParsnip Chips
Exciting News!! I am just about through testing a whole slew of recipes for my newest project, Jenny Osburn’s Party Food. Or it might be called Jenny Osburn’s Nova Scotian Party Food, not quite sure what the exact title will…
Read moreNova Scotia Sweet Potato Skins
I really do love sweet potatoes. Now that we’re growing some super-fine sweet potatoes in the Annapolis Valley I’m even more enamoured. I use them in soups, curries, and roasted by themselves or with other vegetables. Their taste is reminiscent…
Read moreSesame Storm Cabbage
A noticeable trend in Nova Scotia is the purchasing of junk food in advance of a winter storm. Coined by author and past CBC radio personality Stephanie Domet, the hashtag #stormchips is alive and well this year and lending itself…
Read moreStudio East Food + Drink
I had been hearing delicious things about Studio East since last year when they took home The Coast’s award for Restaurant of the Year. A few weeks ago my husband and I were in Halifax for a concert and had…
Read moreNew Year’s Eve Caramel Pumpkin Cheesecake
Caramel Pumpkin Cheesecake serves 12-16 For the Graham Crust: 1 ½ cups Graham Crumbs ¼ cup Sugar 1/3 cup melted Butter Preheat the oven to 350°. Wrap the bottom of a 9 or 10-inch spring-form pan with foil so any…
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