Author Archives: luna

About luna

i exist. i love to feed people.

smash smush crush

GARLIC.  I love it. sometimes  I have cravings – like my recent craving for garlic homefries from Mary’s Place in Halifax.  obviously I can’t hop a plane just to eat some potatoes, so I decided to attempt that wonderful garlic … Continue reading

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fiddleheads!

not my photo, in case that wasn’t obvious. click for photographer’s flickr page. spring means time for delicious and fleeting vegetables. (i’m still impatiently excited for pea tendrils.) fiddleheads literally make me jump and squeak with joy. in public. why … Continue reading

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fauxschetta

overly fancy improvised lunches are the best. today i was in the kitchen contemplating the fridge when my mom told me that i could have some of the cherry tomatoes she was sautéing, so i went off of that. i … Continue reading

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is winter over yet?

no? but i can pretend. sometimes this consists of painting my nails springy colours, and sometimes it consists of failing at sustainability and buying out-of-season vegetables that were grown in mexico. like eggplant. (technically a berry, but seriously? it’s a … Continue reading

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i love food

also alcohol. mmmmmm. anyway, tonight (last night? it’s past midnight) kaarina and i made this. it was awesome. basically this recipe: http://www.canadianliving.com/food/ginger_beef_stir_fry.php but we used veggie stock instead of beef stock, didn’t have any hoisin and therefore just used a … Continue reading

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cheesy biscuits of doom

confession: in the past, when i have wanted biscuits, i have done the laziest version possible: bisquick drop biscuits. but these are so good i may have to overcome that habit. story: this morning, i was trying to pick a … Continue reading

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“to taste” (chips/salsa/guacamole lifestyle)

in case you haven’t noticed, a lot of the time our cooking strategy consists of looking at tons of recipes, mashing them all together, then ignoring anything we don’t like and adding anything that seems like a good idea, and … Continue reading

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most legit pretzels ever

yeah, i promised someone this recipe would be up yesterday. i lied. it happens. i got this recipe when i did a two-week history-focused girl scout program in lancaster county, pennsylvania. it’s awesome, tastes great, but is super simple. i … Continue reading

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beef stew!

this is like, the most amazing food for a cold day ever. it’s also the best food ever. it’s also a recipe that’s very flexible about amounts, i pretty much just guesstimate and throw it in a pot, and it … Continue reading

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bûche de noël! (mocha)

aww yeah. this is my once-a-year, only for people i really love cake. and it is so worth the effort. haven’t the foggiest idea where it came from, other than some old magazine by way of my grandmother. some of … Continue reading

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