Chef Heidi’s Blog

Jun. 28, 2021

Cooking In Season

Salad Meals to Beat the Heat

In this recipe round up, I have gathered my best and most delicious summer salad meal recipes in one post, for days when it’s too hot to cook!

Oct. 25, 2020

Cooking In Season

Quince: Easy Peeling and Cutting Tips

Quince have a wonderful flavour, but an almost impossibly hard texture. Read on for a quick kitchen tip that makes quince easy to peel and cut!

Sep. 27, 2020

Baking

Pumpkin Spice Scones

Pumpkin spices scones are a perfect fall treat; not-too-sweet, fragrant with spices, with a full complement of rich pumpkin flavour.

Sep. 20, 2020

Recipes

Quinoa Tabbouleh Salad

Fresh herbs, garlic-lemon vinaigrette and crunchy summer vegetables mixed into fluffy protein-rich quinoa, and makes for a satisfying warm weather meal.

Jun. 7, 2020

Cooking In Season

Strawberry Cheesecake Ice Cream

Strawberry Cheesecake Ice Cream, with its creamy tangy cheesecake base and fruity strawberry swirl, has become my new favourite spring dessert.

May 31, 2020

Recipes

South Indian Coconut Seafood Curry

This coconut seafood curry is a fragrant, flavourful and distinctive dish from South India. One of my favourite curries of all time.

May 26, 2020

Recipes

South Indian Spice Mix | Kerala Masala

Complex, nutty, fragrant, earthy – this Kerala masala (South Indian spice mix) has a depth of flavour that reminds me instantly of my time in South India.

May 15, 2020

Recipes

Banana Ginger Chutney

Banana ginger chutney is unexpectedly divine; the perfect sweet-sour accompaniment to creamy coconut curries. And it uses up three ripe bananas!

May 7, 2020

Recipes

My Granny’s Lemon Curd

This delicious, velvety lemon curd has the perfect balance between lemony and sweet, with a smooth buttery finish. A family favourite for four generations!

Apr. 30, 2020

Recipes

Simple Delicious Quick Bean Salad

This quick-to-make and super flavourful bean salad has been a mainstay for me since the start of the stay home order. It it made with canned beans and pantry staples, but makes ...

Apr. 24, 2020

My Life In Food

Stay at Home Recipes

Here it is — the list of foods I have been making for my family, links to the stay at home recipes that are getting me through this strange and stressful spring. A wonderful mix...

Aug. 23, 2019

Cooking In Season

Homemade Peach Ice Cream

This extra-peachy version of homemade peach ice cream uses an abundance of ripe fresh peaches and just enough cream to make a delicious late summer treat.

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