This sweet, sticky, juicy oven-baked BBQ chicken is the perfect easy weeknight recipe. Chicken drumsticks and thighs are surrounded by a simple 4-ingredient homemade BBQ sauce and baked to heavenly perfection.
An incredible, easy chocolate cheesecake recipe that is rich, creamy and deeply chocolatey. It is sure to drop some jaws to the floor.
A delicious, juicy pear crisp recipe with a crunchy cinnamon and buttery brown sugar streusel topping. Serve warm or cold (or for breakfast — I won’t judge.)
This ground Beef Stir Fry is an easy, comforting dinner full of healthy veggies, and the savoury all-purpose soy-garlic stir-fry sauce is a staple recipe.
These rainbow crostini are a healthy, light appetizer with all the crunchy veggies and beautiful colours of the farmer’s market. A simple formula is all you need to freestyle the recipe. In the summer especially, planned get-togethers and spontaneous play-dates can end up bridging a mealtime several times in a week. I like to some […]
A super-easy Dutch Baby made in the blender. It takes no more effort to make than a smoothie, and puffs up to a delicious, custardy crepe in the oven.
This meat sauce recipe will satisfy all of your homey, cozy, I-need-a-hug-in-a-bowl-of-pasta feelings. It’s deeply flavourful and richly tomatoey. The recipe is simple. Nothing fancy. Just regular old ground beef like your mom made, no wine, no veal or pork or sausage. Just exactly the comfort food you want.
These Chocolate Truffle Cookies are deeply chocolatey with cocoa and sea salt, without being cloyingly rich. A puddle of chocolate on top guilds the lily.
These Spicy Black Bean Pumpkin Enchiladas are a hearty, comfort food favourite all autumn. The silky, spicy sauce is pumpkin- rather than tomato-based.
This Creamy Asian Dressing, my friends, is the Asian dressing of my dreams and the salad dressing of my summer.
It takes just four ingredients and 2 minutes to make the most addictively flavourful sweet-savoury-creamy-umami dressing you’ve ever had.
Hi, I'm Jenn! I have a science background in food. I was once a technical baking specialist and test kitchen professional. Now I work in the Foodess kitchen sharing tested-till-perfect recipes for comfort baking and really good food. So happy that you've joined me!
Jennifer PallianIt’s easy to substitute buttermilk in baking. Here’s the science, a foolproof buttermilk recipe as well as simple swaps you can make with kitchen staples.
I’ve been a bit quieter than usual on the personal front with blog posts this year. I’ve been sitting on a secret.
These easy buttermilk scones make a delicious departure from muffins for a breakfast. The recipe truly makes the BEST scones. Feel free to swap the mango and white chocolate chips for an equal amount of your fav flavour – like raisin, apple, raspberry or cranberry – or sub 1/3 whole wheat flour to make a healthy version.
The ultimate, science-based guide for cooking eggs every way you like them, whether boiled hard or soft, poached, fried or scrambled — perfectly every time.
A richly flavourful spaghetti sauce in the crockpot, plus science-based cooking secrets to making the best sauce ever in your slow cooker.
A delicious green smoothie with spinach, kiwi, avocado and mint. Sweet and creamy, everyone loves it. Make it up to 3 days in advance.
