Recipe Library
Mari's Secret holy grail Granola
I created this granola recipe as a gift for when guests arrive in my home. I also make as a hostess gift, packing it in clear pantry jars with a ribbon and note. Everyone loves it! It truly is the best I’ve ever tried.
One night in Bangkok Thai Coconut Chicken Soup
Deep, Authentic, and delicious Thai flavours make this soup irresistible. Try your best to find fresh galangal (not easy to find, but essential) if you cant find it, use fresh ginger instead. This is the best Thai coconut soup I've ever made.
My Mom’s Picadillo
If you’re craving comfort food, picadillo—my dad’s favorite meal—is a tasty must-make. Perfected by my mom, who learned it from a Mexican friend, this is her take on the authentic Latin recipe. Simple to make and incredibly delicious. Serve with crusty bread or tortillas. Enjoy!
Chicken parmesan with san marzano tomato sauce
A recipe so delicious you'll want to pick the bubbly cheese parts right from the pan. San Marzano tomato sauce and a well-aged Parmesan like Reggiano take it to another level.
Mari’s Best Chocolate Cream Pie
Olive Bread
Why is the idea of baking bread, like pastry considered to be a complicated and time consuming task when it’s really quite simple? Modern day bread machines have certainly made it easy, but even if by hand, making bread is simple.
Braised garlic chicken
This beauty made the cover of our 16th issue of ANNA Magazine! A delicately braised whole chicken... paired with an assortment of lovely, earthy, whole roasted garlic.
Mari’s Holy Grail Pizza Sauce
Here is the secret to the best tomato sauce around, and the truth is it only takes 10 minutes!
Mari’s Mom’s Crepes, She Calls Pancakes
Try our luxe rendering of my mother’s pancakes with this easy recipe for ultra-thin, delicate, crispy crepes caramelized with cinnamon and sugar.
Mari’s Best Chocolate Chip Cookies with maldon sea salt
These are absolutely the most delicious chocolate chip cookies I have made yet.
Authentic French Canadian Tourtière
A traditional French-Canadian tourtiere everyone loves! Tested to perfection, and approved by French Canadians with an exceptional palate—meaning an exceptional sense of taste and preferences!
Mari's Mom's Strawberry jam
A thick and delicious homemade strawberry jam that is perfect with toasted bread and butter.
The Bella Chocolate cookie torte
The Chocolate cookie torte is made with crepe style chocolate cookies, ground walnuts, and whipped cream. It is buttery, sugary, salty, walnuty, chocolaty, decadent, and delicious. Patience is required, but it’s sooooo worth it!
Lemon Spaghetti With Basil and Feta
Lemon Spaghetti, With Garlic Shrimp, Feta, And Hot Eggplant
Mari’s Best San Marzano Tomato Sauce
Here is the secret to the best tomato sauce around, and the truth is it only takes 10 minutes!
Mari's Mom's Toasted Almond Shortbread
Butter and sugar bake together so beautifully! Perfect for making as holiday gifting or just to enjoy throughout the holiday season.
Chocolate Truffles
Chocolate truffles are a deeply indulgent treat easily made from chocolate and cream. They’re essentially balls of chocolate ganache. And they sound so much fancier than they are to make.
Chef Thomas Keller Inspired Roast Chicken With Vegetables
With Chef Thomas Keller’s easy tip of simply brushing with butter and enhancing the flavour with only sea salt, absolutely wonderfully delicious, and so much easier.