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Cajun Deviled Duck Eggs with Crispy Onions and Bacon Bits

And now for something completely different. I ended up with a half dozen farm fresh duck eggs from a farm stand. They were out of chicken eggs, but I decided I still wanted to experiment, so I ended up with these gargantuan eggs. Here’s a secret though: they are just like the chicken variety only bigger, so if you’re going to make these and don’t want to deal with the ducking part, just use 6 chicken eggs and do the rest of the recipe the same. They are big and delicious and a great appetizer, though you’ll only need one for a snack.

4. August 2026

Appetizers/Starters, Breakfast/Brunch, Lunch, Savory Snacks, Sides

Ukrainian-style Potato Cabbage + Leek Tart

It’s been an uninspiring period and I haven’t been feeling well but now that my tum tum is better, I feel like cooking and baking again. Comfort food on the menu, so I made this Ukrainian-style Potato Cabbage + Leek Tart as my weekend lunch food. The pan was actually the inspiration — I found it at a thrift store and just said “Ukraine” to me (go figure, with those colors!) What came first — the recipe or the pan? Sort of like what came first — the chicken or the egg!

13. April 2025

Appetizers/Starters, Savory Snacks, Sides

Smoked Gouda Mac + Cheese Poppers

One more for the cheesy bit! The other day, I made these Smoked Gouda Mac + Cheese Poppers and I wasn’t sure that I was going to post about them, because they didn’t come out perfect (almost every one “leaked” some cheese whilst frying) but then I thought that that was stupid because not everything has to be perfect. And they were actually delicious, and the “leaky cheese” made them rustic anyway. I made them with smoked Gouda as a change of pace, but you could certainly make them with a sharp Gruyere or Cheddar as well. Dipping sauces are endless: this was a hot chili crisp, but a curry ketchup or spicy marinara or even an olive tapenade would be nice.

3. March 2025

Appetizers/Starters, Breakfast/Brunch, Dinner, Lunch, Savory Snacks

Curry Chicken Hand Pies

Staying on my “Hand Pie” kick, here is a recipe for making a whole lot and freezing them. It’s a “from scratch” recipe — meaning first make your curry, then make your hand pies, but you can easily just make hand pies from any leftover curry that you might have. Just the other day, I purposefully saved some butter chicken to make some additional hand pies. Easy and always great to have in the freezer for a quick lunch.

10. February 2025

Appetizers/Starters, Savory Snacks

Pomegranate + Hot Honey Chicken Wings

Happy Superbowl Sunday! As I think I write every year, I am more a fan of the game-time snacks than the game itself, and usually I try to make everything the day before the big game, but somehow my week got a bit discombobulated and today I am scrambling. I also forgot an few key ingredients and am not much in the mood to go to the shops, so I’ve decided to re-evaluate my day and just share this one thing with you instead. It’s the annual chicken wings! So far, there are 6 recipes for wings on the site, so this makes 7. Tart and spicy, crispy and delicious. Feeds a crowd and if you double the recipe, you could feed the entire neighborhood!

9. February 2025

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