Marinated Sweet Peas with Back Bacon and Burrata

Marinated Sweet Peas with Back Bacon & Burrata
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Every year I overload myself with summer recipes I want to test, photograph, post, and share. And every summer I find myself in a race against the calendar to get them all ship-shape and blog-ready before everything gives way to pumpkins and pecan pie. There is so much produce to play with during the summer and so little time. So every year, I leave this season with food-related regrets. Missing sour cherry season this year really burned my biscuits. But one thing I did not miss was pea season. And out of the numerous peas-related adventures I embarked upon this year, these Marinated Sweet Peas with Back Bacon and Burrata were my very favorite.

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Lobster Fresh Rolls with Sambal Mayo

Lobster Fresh Rolls with Sambal Mayo
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This is the week I was supposed to be in Nova Scotia visiting my folks. Although I moved to Toronto nearly 13 years ago, I still go through bouts of homesickness. They usually increase in intensity during the summer months because, well, Nova Scotia is particularly spectacular in the summer. Usually, I visit around this time to ease this annual affliction. But due to COVID, I will be staying in Toronto this summer. So instead of swimming in my beloved Atlantic, star gazing, and building bonfires with my dad, I will be traveling via my dinner plate. I think it’s fair to say, these Lobster Fresh Rolls with Sambal Mayo won’t be the last East Coast fantasy meal you’ll find on this blog this summer.

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Sweet Cherry Bruschetta on Toasted Sourdough

Sweet Cherry Bruschetta
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I know including fruit in savory recipes can be a contentious issue. Some people are dead set against it and passionately so. And you know, that’s their right. You can find disgust where ever you see fit – I’m totally fine with that. But I also have the right to completely and totally disagree with those people. I love fruit in savory things, from pineapple on my pizza to grapes in my chicken salad. And if that makes you wrinkle your nose or viciously question my taste, I’m cool with that because I don’t care. It just means more Sweet Cherry Bruschetta for me.

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Dill Pickle Chicken Fingers with Ranch Yogurt Dip

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Since the pubs closed about 8 million years ago, Bae and I have been trying our best to create at-home pub nights whenever possible. We try to have a variety of our favorite beers on hand and together we devise a pub-ish menu. One night it might be nachos, while another could be burgers. Fish and chips have made an appearance and so have homemade potato chips. But thus far, our favorite at-home pub creation has to be these Dill Pickle Chicken Fingers with Ranch Yogurt Dip. They hit the spot like no other and I have to say, they may be the best chicken fingers I’ve ever had.

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