Love & Harvest

Browse by category

Scratch Recipes

35 recipes to explore

Savory chicken gnocchi with pesto and Parmesan cheese.cooking from scratch

Homemade Pesto Gnocchi

Making gnocchi and pesto from scratch isn’t just cooking — it’s nourishment for the whole family. This homemade pesto gnocchi comes together in about 30 minutes, uses simple pantry ingredients, and delivers restaurant-quality flavor at a fraction of the cost. Pillowy potato gnocchi tossed in a vibrant walnut-basil pesto: pure comfort food that feels special []

Get the Recipe →

Fresh homemade berry jam in a glass jar, colorful and delicious.appetizers recipes

Easy Plum Jam

An appetizers recipe the whole family will love.

Get the Recipe →

Creamy hummus with olive oil and black pepper on white plate, vegan appetizer, love and harvest food photography.appetizers recipes

Easy Hummus Recipe

An appetizers recipe the whole family will love.

Get the Recipe →

How to Make Flakey Pie Crustcooking from scratch

How to Make Flakey Pie Crust

A cooking from scratch recipe the whole family will love.

Get the Recipe →

Creamy homemade chicken liver mousse on wooden board with natural light.chicken recipes

4 Ingredients Chicken Sandwich Deli

A chicken recipe the whole family will love.

Get the Recipe →

Instant Pot Black Garlicasian recipes

Instant Pot Black Garlic

An asian recipe the whole family will love.

Get the Recipe →

Classic Simple Cheeseburgersbeef recipes

Classic Simple Cheeseburgers

If you’ve ever stood at a grill wondering why your homemade burger never quite matches the one at that legendary local joint, the answer isn’t a secret sauce or special equipment — it’s technique. These Classic Simple Cheeseburgers use a smash-and-sear method on a flat-top, a blend of chuck roast and flank steak for the []

Get the Recipe →

Fresh Beet Pastacooking from scratch

Fresh Beet Pasta

Fresh beet pasta is one of those recipes that makes you feel like a genuinely good cook the first time you make it. The color is extraordinary — a deep, jewel-toned magenta that comes entirely from beet juice, with no artificial dye or trickery involved. And it’s not just visual: the beets lend a subtle []

Get the Recipe →

Vegetarian Caesar Salad Dressingcooking from scratch

Vegetarian Caesar Salad Dressing

Most people assume Caesar salad dressing requires anchovies. They’re right about the umami — but wrong about the source. This vegetarian Caesar swaps anchovies for Chinese fermented bean curd (fu ru), and the result is a dressing with all the depth, savoriness, and creaminess of the classic, without any fish. If you’ve ever served this []

Get the Recipe →

The BEST Bread and Butter Pickled Cucumbersappetizers recipes

The BEST Bread and Butter Pickled Cucumbers

An appetizers recipe the whole family will love.

Get the Recipe →

Fluffy Naan Breadasian recipes

Fluffy Naan Bread

I still remember the first time I pulled a piece of freshly made naan off a cast iron pan — that slightly charred, impossibly soft bread that fills the kitchen with the most intoxicating yeasty aroma. This recipe has become a weekly staple in our home, and once you taste it warm with a brush []

Get the Recipe →

Best Garlic Mashed Potatoesappetizers recipes

Best Garlic Mashed Potatoes

Some recipes just stay with you. I’ve been making this garlic mashed potatoes since high school, and it has never once left leftovers on the table — not at family dinners, not at parties, not at potlucks. It’s creamy, fluffy, and loaded with savory garlic flavor, and it comes together in under 40 minutes. The []

Get the Recipe →

Traditional Kimchiappetizers recipes

Traditional Kimchi

Traditional kimchi recipe used to make 1lb to 5kg batches for family and friends. Basic, authentic, and delicious every time — includes pro tips for perfect results.

Get the Recipe →

Sourdough English Muffinsbread recipes

Sourdough English Muffins

There is something deeply satisfying about pulling a batch of homemade sourdough English muffins off a cast iron skillet — golden, nook-filled discs that toast up perfectly every single time. This recipe uses your active sourdough starter to deliver a subtle tang and incredible texture you simply cannot get from a store-bought bag. This post []

Get the Recipe →

How to Make Sushi Roecooking from scratch

How to Make Sushi Roe

The day our eldest son asked to go fishing for his birthday, we said yes without hesitation — and we came home with fresh trout loaded with roe sacs. What followed was an afternoon of discovery: rinsing, separating, brining, and tasting. The result was vibrant, jewel-like fish roe that he piled on top of his []

Get the Recipe →

How to Make Sourdough Breadbread recipes

How to Make Sourdough Bread

Once you bake your first real sourdough loaf — crackling crust, open crumb, deep tang — you will never look at store-bought bread the same way. This guide breaks down the entire process simply and clearly: how to build a starter from scratch, how to shape and ferment the dough, and how to bake a []

Get the Recipe →

How to Make Sourdough Starterbread recipes

How to Make Sourdough Starter

You only need two ingredients and seven days to build a living, bubbling sourdough starter from scratch — and once you have it, you have a leavening agent that can last for decades. This guide walks you through every day of the process, explains why each step matters, and gives you the troubleshooting knowledge to []

Get the Recipe →

Homemade Vanilla Extractcooking from scratch

Homemade Vanilla Extract

A cooking from scratch recipe the whole family will love.

Get the Recipe →

Matcha Green Tea Popsiclescooking from scratch

Matcha Green Tea Popsicles

Imagine biting into an ice-cold, creamy popsicle that cools you down from the inside out while actually doing something good for your body. That is exactly what these Matcha Green Tea Popsicles deliver — a tropical blend of coconut milk and ceremonial matcha that is as nourishing as it is indulgent. One batch and you []

Get the Recipe →

Cherry Syrup Recipecooking from scratch

Cherry Syrup Recipe

The first time you make your own cherry syrup from scratch, you will never go back to the store-bought version. With just three ingredients — fresh cherries, sugar, and a splash of almond extract — this recipe captures real cherry flavour at its peak. Drizzle it over oatmeal, swirl it into yogurt, or spoon it []

Get the Recipe →

Easy Mexican Salsa Verdecooking from scratch

Easy Mexican Salsa Verde

If you have ever tasted a truly fresh salsa verde made with raw tomatillos, you already know nothing from a jar comes close. This easy Mexican salsa verde recipe comes together in under 10 minutes with zero cooking required — just drop everything in a blender, pulse, and you have a bright, tangy green sauce []

Get the Recipe →

Chili Mango Sorbetcooking from scratch

Chili Mango Sorbet

Ever been to a Mexican beach and watched someone devour a mango on a stick covered in Tajin? That combination of sweet, tangy, and spicy is exactly what this chili mango sorbet delivers — except you can make it at home in your blender in under 15 minutes. It is vegan, gluten-free, and completely dairy-free, []

Get the Recipe →

vanilla bean ice creamcooking from scratch

Vanilla Bean Ice Cream

There is a reason homemade vanilla bean ice cream tastes nothing like the store-bought version. Those tiny black specks of real vanilla seeds, the richness of a custard base made with fresh egg yolks and heavy cream — this is the real thing. And with an ice cream machine doing most of the work, you []

Get the Recipe →

salted caramel pecan ice creamcooking from scratch

Salted Caramel Pecan Ice Cream

This is not basic ice cream. Salted caramel pecan ice cream is layered with rich, buttery homemade caramel, toasted pecan nuts with a deep roasted flavour, and a silky custard base that tastes absolutely nothing like anything you can buy at a grocery store. It is fall in a scoop — and it consistently steals []

Get the Recipe →

Best Thanksgiving Turkey With Baconcooking from scratch

Best Thanksgiving Turkey with Bacon Strips

A cooking from scratch recipe the whole family will love.

Get the Recipe →

pumpkin raviolicooking from scratch

BEST Pumpkin Ravioli With Sage Butter

If you have ever wanted to make restaurant-quality pasta at home, this is the recipe. Pumpkin and spinach ravioli wrapped in chewy homemade dough, finished with sage butter sauce and toasted pecans — the flavour is so layered and the texture so luxurious that guests will genuinely think you ordered from an Italian restaurant. The []

Get the Recipe →

best homemade fried chickenair fryer recipes

Best Homemade Fried Chicken with Ranch Sauce

An air fryer recipe the whole family will love.

Get the Recipe →

ribs recipeappetizers recipes

Easy Ribs Recipe with Homemade BBQ Sauce

An appetizers recipe the whole family will love.

Get the Recipe →

homemade sausagesappetizers recipes

How To Make Gourmet Homemade Sausages: Chorizo & Apple Sage

An appetizers recipe the whole family will love.

Get the Recipe →

beet pastacooking from scratch

Fresh Beet Pasta & Lemon Garlic Alfredo

A cooking from scratch recipe the whole family will love.

Get the Recipe →

slow cooker pulled porkbrunch ideas

Super Tasty Mexican Slow Cooker Pulled Pork

This Mexican Slow Cooker Pulled Pork is the definition of a set-it-and-forget-it meal that still manages to blow everyone away. Smoky guajillo and ancho peppers, red wine, apple, and cumin slow-cook together with a pork shoulder for 5 hours until the meat falls apart and drinks up every drop of that incredible sauce. It is []

Get the Recipe →

Homemade Chinese Foodasian recipes

Homemade Chinese Food Classic: Hainanese Chicken

Hainanese Chicken is one of those dishes that sounds deceptively simple — poached chicken, ginger scallion sauce, rice cooked in the broth — but the result is a deeply comforting bowl that makes you understand immediately why it has been a beloved dish across generations of Cantonese and Southeast Asian families. This is authentic homemade []

Get the Recipe →

healthy tortilla recipeappetizers recipes

Green Healthy Tortilla Recipe – Nopales

If you have ever wanted to make authentic Mexican tortillas at home, this green healthy tortilla recipe with nopales is your new go-to. Vibrant in color, packed with the health benefits of cactus, and made with just a handful of real ingredients, these tortillas are not only impressive to look at — they taste far []

Get the Recipe →

smoked bacon hamcooking from scratch

AMAZING Canadian Smoked Bacon Ham

The moment this Canadian Smoked Bacon Ham comes out of the smoker, the entire house fills with that deep, rich, wood-smoke aroma that makes everyone gravitate to the kitchen. It is a project with a proud payoff — tender, beautifully pink, intensely flavourful meat that costs a fraction of the store-bought version and tastes better []

Get the Recipe →

honey mustard chickenchicken recipes

Delicious Beer Gravy Honey Mustard Chicken 🍺

When the weather turns cool and the family is hungry, this Beer Gravy Honey Mustard Chicken is the recipe I reach for every time. It is one of those dishes that fills the kitchen with an irresistible aroma before it even hits the table — and with a total cook time of 40 minutes, it []

Get the Recipe →

We use cookies to analyse site traffic and serve personalised ads. By clicking "Accept All", you agree to our Cookie Policy.