I adore soups. Especially when they’re mostly vegetables, and twice as much when they’re creamy. This Creamy Broccoli and Cheddar Soup recipe hits all of the above. 

There is nothing like a good muffin, fresh out of the oven. Especially when that muffin is studded with chocolate. But would you rather have your muffin with chocolate chips or lots of dark chocolate chunks? I’m guessing you chose the chocolate chunks. I get you.

Pina Colada’s have a bad rap. They are not the overly sweet, frivolous concoction that history and the Pina Colada Song from the ‘70s made them out to be. A proper pina colada is perfect and amazing. They can be sweet but not cloying; they are also refreshing, delicious and just plain fun. There is a reason it’s the national drink of Puerto Rico.

Rice Krispie squares are one of the easiest, most tasty snacks out there. I mean, who can resist the buttery, marshmallowy, soft and chewy delicacy of a homemade Rice Krispie square? No one, that’s who.

But it’s time to level up. I realized last week that all cereal has the potential to become a cereal bar, and what better way to prove than with Reese’s Puffs cereal. The result? A crunchy, chocolatey square that is light with a satisfying marshmallow pull.

We’ve all done it: spotted that great-looking bunch of bananas at the grocery store, perfectly ripe and ready to eat. So you bring them home, make a smoothie or two, add one to your morning granola, and before you know it, you have a few extra ripe bananas on your countertop, destined to be made into banana bread.

Unfortunately, this happens in our house more than I care to admit. Fortunately, banana bread is delicious and, for the most part, easy to make. To keep from getting into that “oh no, not banana bread AGAIN” slump, I like to keep a couple of recipes in rotation, including this Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Bread.

I like to think that my first time having Piri Piri sauce was similar to how most people outside of Portugal and Southern Africa discover it: at the restaurant chain, Nando’s, in an Edmonton strip mall.

Piri Piri peppers are an African birdseye, a hot-but-not-nuclear pepper. Piri Piri sauce brings plenty of fire, with a hint of sweetness and some earthiness. (everything I love in a hot sauce). As you can imagine, it can be challenging to find Piri Piri peppers in certain parts of the world, but if you’re craving this vibrant sauce and don’t want to buy the pre-made bottled stuff, this recipe comes pretty close (for the record, I have nothing against the bottled stuff from time to time). Here is the recipe.