Kate's Cuisine

2 cups all-purpose flour $0.44 3 large eggs $0.51 1/2 teaspoon salt $0.01 Total Cost   $0.96 1.) On a countertop or other large work surface, place the flour  in a mound. Make a fairly large well in the centre. In the centre, place the eggs and the salt. 2.) Start by lightly whisking eggs [...]

People say that you should make your own pasta dough for a reason! There is a huge, huge difference between what you buy in the store and what you make at home. And it’s not hard. I have been making my own pasta dough for years, although it used to only be reserved for special [...]

1 cup white sugar $0.19 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour $0.04 3 tablespoons cornstarch $0.81 1/4 teaspoon salt $0.01 1 1/2 cups water Free 2 lemons, juiced and zested $1.30 2 tablespoons butter $0.12 4 eggs, divided into whites and yolks $0.68 1 pie crust from Flaky Pie Crust recipe, unrolled and placed in greased pie [...]

I was watching TV one day and someone on a show was making lemon meringue pie. I instantly had to have one. Unfortunately, lemon meringue pie doesn’t take long to make, but it does take some time before you can cut into it without having a big, gooey mess on your hands. So it wasn’t [...]

So ridiculously good. So ridiculously simple. 4 steak tenderloins $16.98 1 cup Danish blue cheese $3.25 1 cup heavy cream (preferred), or 2% milk $0.88 2 tablespoons olive oil $0.36 Salt and pepper $0.02 Total Cost   $21.49 1.) Preheat grill or broiler to high heat. 2.) Pour heavy cream into a medium-sized saucepan. Crumble [...]

Steak is hands down my favourite thing to eat. So I don’t usually like to mess with it too much, or add too many sauces or things to detract from the steak’s natural flavour. Even marinades and rubs I have a hard time with because I just like steak to taste like steak. But this [...]

1 pork tenderloin $4.51 3 Italian sausages, removed from casing and crumbled $2.01 2 large carrots, peeled and diced $0.34 2 stalks celery, diced $0.22 1 onion, diced $0.47 1/2 pound baby spinach, $2.99 1 cup pine nuts $2.75 1 cup Parmesan cheese, grated $2.25 Fronds from anise fennel $1.99 4 fresh sprigs of thyme, [...]