Confession time. Vanilla wafers are my favorite boxed cookie. I just love them. I usually eat them plain, but when I'm really feeling fancy, I like to spread Nutella between two of them and make little sandwiches. Sigh. It only made sense to me to try a from-scratch version, considering I'm kind of on a...
Fish and Chips
Fish and Chips is probably my favorite way to enjoy fish. Honestly though, put tartar sauce and french fries with just about anything and I'm happy, but this particular recipe for fish and chips is quite possibly the best I've had. Except maybe the fresh-caught salmon version that we enjoyed in Alaska a couple of...
Inside Out Chocolate Chip Cookies
Chocolate White Chocolate Chip Cookies is a bit of a mouthful, which is probably why some people call these cookies Inside Out Chocolate Chip Cookies. At first thought, inside out seems like the wrong way of things (clothes, socks, etc...) However, growing up around our house, my little sister lived by the notion that if...
Classic Irish Brown Soda Bread
Happy Saint Patrick's Day! Admittedly, I've never much been into celebrating Saint Patrick's Day in the past. However, this year I just happened to have an Irish food cookbook sitting on my shelf begging for attention (Real Irish Food by David Bowers), and I found an absolutely amazing pair of green Coach flats on clearance...
Kitchen Joy's Friday Favorites
I don't usually post lists and things like that, but I'm always finding fun things that deserve to be shared, so here you go: Bakery Bucket List- My list of must-visit bakeries grows by the day. Here are some new bakeries in London that would be worth checking out! Chanel's Supermarket-themed Runway Show- I'm not...
Creamy Spinach-Artichoke Dip
I'll be the first to admit that so far this year, my life has been...comical. A chain of events that would make for a decent storyline in a sitcom...like how my purse was stolen from a popular Canada-based donut/coffee chain by an employee, then the ridiculousness that followed was...well, it was something. Or how our...
Chicken Marsala
Now that I've eaten the equivalent of my body weight in Cannoli (no regrets), I happen to have some leftover Marsala. Hmm. What's a girl to do? (Besides make more cannoli?). It is time to master a classic. Chicken Marsala. If you're a mushroom and prosciutto lover like me and the Mister both are, then you're...
Cannoli with Ricotta-Mascarpone Cream
One cannolo, Two cannoli. Why do we always refer to these treats as cannoli, and never a cannolo? Because it is impossible to eat only one of them. I just love these "little tubes" (See how you're learning some Italian with me?). When I lived in Italy, I tried cannoli at basically every pastry shop...
Homemade Honey Wheat English Muffins
Every once in a while there's a recipe that totally changes my grocery-shopping habits. Last year, Creamy Homemade Ricotta was groundbreaking for me, and now I refuse to use store-bought unless I absolutely have to. These Homemade Honey Wheat English muffins do the same for me. I am of the belief that homemade is always better,...
Cheesy Shrimp and Lobster Penne
Sometimes you just need to add a little something special to your mac and cheese. How about using amazing cheeses, like Fontina, Aged White Cheddar, and Asiago Fresco? If that's not enough, how about some seafood? Now we're talking. Super cheesy. Super creamy. Super amazing. Fontina and Aged White Cheddar give this cheesy sauce a...