No Frills Kitchen

Vanilla is a flavour that is far too often used to describe something as bland, and this really couldn’t be further from the truth. A great vanilla ice cream is something truly delightful, and so are things like a vanilla forward creme brulee or flan. ...

I know I’m not alone when I say that stuffing is unequivocally the best part of Thanksgiving. Sure, there’s the turkey, there are other sides like green bean casserole or sweet potato casserole, but stuffing will always be near and dear to my heart. I ...

Translating literally to “French Chicken” in Italian, this pan-fried chicken dish hails from Italian-American communities in Upstate New York and it is a staple on menus throughout the US – and even abroad. It’s similar to something like a chicken piccata, though it does have ...

Few desserts seem more sophisticated than a beautiful, blood-red poached pear (perhaps maybe creme brulee…). They’re also one of my favourite things to eat, especially after a relatively heavy meal. Traditionally poached in red wine, I thought I could try something a little bit different ...

While khachapuri and khinkali might be the dishes that spring to mind then thinking of Georgian cuisine, there is so much more to sample. And one of my favourites is also one of the most simple: mtsvadi. Georgia lies in what I like to call ...