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Best of all, the pressure cooker uniformly cooks the cheesecake and results in no cracks!  If you’re looking for more cheesecake recipes, this pumpkin cheesecake is another favorite we love. You’ll also want to check out our lemon cheesecake and red velvet cheesecake.  Instant Pot Cheesecake An old-fashioned, homemade cheesecake is one of my favorite desserts. I’ve baked plenty of cheesecakes in my day and I think this Instant Pot cheesecake is just about perfect. Plus, it’s incredibly easy to make!  A from-scratch crust made from crushed graham crackers, butter, and sugar is filled with a classic filling made from cream...

Every fall, the sight of winter squashes in all their glory — stacked in bins at the supermarket, arranged in piles at the farmers market — brings me a shiver of joy almost as invigorating as the realization that I can finally turn on the oven at any time of day without worrying it’ll overheat the house. Roasting is my preferred way to cook so many vegetables, and these babies are no exception. My favorite varieties are the drier, firmer ones such as kabocha, acorn and red kuri, partly because they turn so nutty and caramelized in the oven, but...

“Tastes like chicken” has a lot of comic mileage because nearly everyone on the planet is familiar with the fowl. Chicken is on most any menu anywhere (except, of course, at plant-based restaurants, though plenty offer items that, um, taste like chicken). The largest meat-cooking section in most general cookbooks is of recipes for chicken. And, according to one grocer I know, “skinless, boneless chicken breast is the country’s most popular (animal) protein sold.” Even so, in a strange culinary roundabout, we’ve engineered most chicken — especially those skinless, boneless breasts — to taste like not much of anything at...

Brussels sprouts are a staple in our kitchen. While historically they’re used as the primary example to describe a gross vegetable; bitter, soggy and brown, when cooked correctly these leafy buds are crunchy, nutty and earthy with a hint of sweetness resembling mini cabbage or brains as Philip and I like to joke. One of our favourite ways to enjoy this leafy green is raw, shredded and tossed in a creamy homemade dressing with bacon and croutons, or simply a Shaved Brussels Sprout Caesar Salad. A true north Caesar salad, we used Ontario grown Brussels sprouts alongside bacon, a homemade...

   Bacon Fat Roasted Turkey Recipe I can’t be the only one who has a hard time throwing out bacon fat after cooking bacon, right? While we’re not strict paleo anymore, old habits die hard and I still end up pouring my bacon fat into a mason jar and keeping it in the fridge. It’s a flavourful option for roasting or pan frying veggies, cooking chicken breasts, making homemade croutons, or using to make roux for creamy soups! Recently, turkeys were on sale at our grocery store so I couldn’t help myself and I added one to our cart, along...