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Tourtière, a traditional meat pie from Quebec. Easy to make and hard to resist. This is easily one of my family’s favorite winter comfort foods.
Made with a mixture of ground meats and flavored with warm winter spices like cinnamon and cloves this pie will warm you up on those cold winter days and fill your house with the savory smell of coziness and good company.
Perfect to enjoy over the holidays.

Recipe is now available on the site ✨

https://www.poeticroad.com/recipes-1/tourti%C3%A8re

Making a typical Quebec winter dish today. Tourtière.
A wonderfully delicious meat pie made with ground pork and beef. Flavored with the warmth of cinnamon, cloves and all-spice.
This dish is the comfort food you need when you live in the cold North.
Often eaten with a healthy dose of ketchup it’s a family favorite!
Recipe coming soon ✨

Hi all!
It’s been a while. There are a few more of you that have connected since the last time I posted a more personal post.

I’m Chris. Mother, wife, daughter, sister, aunt and creator of food content for Poetic Road 👋🏻
I am a creative at heart. I love to cook, to craft and to play in the world of photography.
I have a BFA and worked in the jewelry industry for two decades, switched to the world of children’s fashion and have, without quite knowing how, now found myself in the niche career of my dreams ✨
So happy to have connected with so many of you wonderful people on this platform.
Thank you for the support and for following me on my journey 💕. I have so many plans and so much I still want to learn.
(I also have some exciting projects coming up that I cannot wait to share).😉
Stay tuned ❤️

It’s Friday and it’s December 1st. I think everyone should celebrate these two things with chocolate cake. 🤎

If you find yourself in a predicament with no chocolate cake on hand- not to worry I have a simple solution for you.
The recipe for this delightful layered Chocolate Cake with buttercream frosting is now on the site. 😉 😉

Happy weekend friends!

Remember those candied citrus peels I made a few days ago? Well, it was to make one of my favorite Swiss Christmas cookies, Basler Läckerli.
A sweet honey-kissed cookie with ground almonds, all the right Christmas spices and of course candied orange and lemon peel.
A firm but chewy cookie that encapsulates the flavors of the season (and Switzerland 🇨🇭) to me.
Recipe will be up in the coming days.
If you like candied peels and the holidays, I urge you to try these!!

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An oldie but a goodie!

If you have yet to make garlic confit- DO IT!!
Makes it into delicious, candied, spreadable cloves of goodness.
Great on its own with a piece of toast or incorporated into sauces or spreads.

Step-by-step recipe on the site ✨

https://www.poeticroad.com/recipes-4/garlic-confit

Ok, if you have never tried to make Candied Citrus Peels- this is the sign that it’s time you did.
🍊 🍋
Literally homemade candy.
Nothing bitter about it. Just sweet citrusy goodness.

Prepared these for a few baking projects this week, but I’ll likely have to make a second batch because they are being nibbled on by sneaky fingers so I’m not sure if I’ll have any left 😂 ….

If you want to know how to make your own- recipe is up on the blog ✨

https://www.poeticroad.com/recipes-1/candied-citrus-peels

Forced snow day for us today ☃️
Woke up to a surprise 30cm (1 ft) of snow ❄️ 😳 .
Streets aren’t ploughed so we have no choice but to stay home and nest. 🤗
One of my favorite cozy things to do on a snowy day like today is to play games with a delicious hot chocolate in hand.

Here’s a shot that didn’t make it into my brown entries for the BROWN challenge with .
Winter coziness at its best.
What are your favourite snow day activities?

One thing I love about this time of year is the warm and cozy atmosphere. If you translate that into food, soup is at the top of my list of warm and cozy things to make.

This Celery Root and Ginger Soup is sure to warm your soul during these cold months ahead.

https://www.poeticroad.com/recipes-1/celery-root-and-ginger-soup

Celery Root and Ginger Soup A delicious soup where the earthy sweetness of celery root meets the aromatic allure of ginger, creating a rich and comforting symphony of flavors.

Three Day monthly photo challenge with on Instagram was so much fun. This months special guest judge, the talented Bea Lubas. The color: BROWN 🤎
As always, I learned so much, tried different things and was inspired by Bea and all the other food creatives that participated.
Here are my entries.

Today called for chocolate 🤎.

Woke up to a winter wonderland this morning ☃️
These Cranberry Pistachio Snowball Cookies ended up being a perfectly themed bake for this weekend. ❄️
Hope you are all having a lovely Sunday!

Weekend morning pyjama baking is in full swing over here!
My favorite way to start the weekend.
Happy Saturday everyone!

It’s a ‘soup for lunch’ kind of day today and I am loving it!

My Celery Root and Ginger Soup recipe is all you need to feel full and cozy.
Earthy, creamy and with gentle spicy notes. It’s absolutely comfort in a bowl. 💛🤎

Recipe coming to the blog very soon. Stay tuned ✨

I can’t believe I am saying this- but Poetic Road is ONE!! 🥳
When I started my blog a year ago I had absolutely no idea where I was going with it.
I don’t think I could have imagined that it would have brought me to where I am today in just one short year.
How much happiness it has given my soul and how much I have learned creatively is just incredible. It truly has been a Poetic Road 🥹
Not to mention, who knew there was a whole awesome community of food creatives out there?!?!
I have connected with so many of you wonderful people who I truly wish I could meet in person one day. ✨
So many incredibly talented foodies and photographers. I love seeing your talents. You inspire me every day 🩷
I can’t wait to see what I learn in this second year and where Poetic Road will continue to take me.
To celebrate, I decided to revisit one of the first recipes I ever posted.
My Kale and Quinoa Salad with Honey Lime Dressing.
If you swipe. The close-up (second pic) is the best shot I could come up with at the time.

How fun it is to see one’s own progression. Seriously can’t wait to compare again next year.

Thank you to everyone who follows along in my journey. Your support and words of encouragement mean more to me than you know 😘 ❤️

Recipe ⤵️

https://www.poeticroad.com/recipes-1/kale-and-quinoa-salad

Orange Cranberry Loaf anyone?

It’s zesty, it’s tangy and it’s so moist it falls apart in your hands 🍊 ❤️

A definite afternoon-bake win! 🏆 👩🏼‍🍳

Hope you all had a beautiful day!

Making Swiss Pasta today a.k.a
a.k.a 😋

So easy and so delicious.
Planning on serving it with creamy chicken and veg for supper tonight.
Haven’t made it in years but I can already tell that this old favorite will be coming back quite a bit this winter.

for the recipe ✨

After a weekend filled with birthday cake breakfasts and in the aftermath of the sugar craze of Halloween, I am definitely craving some healthy and delicious foods.
Many of you know I have an obsession with Chia Pudding. I am also slowly embracing the cooler cozy weather days. That is why I consider my Pumpkin Spice Chia Pudding to be the perfect breakfast nowadays.
Healthy and light with the cozy warm flavors of pumpkin spice. 🧡🤎
Full recipe now up on the blog.

https://www.poeticroad.com/recipes-1/pumpkin-spice-chia-pudding

These have been on my list of things to make since the summer.
Now that we’ve passed through pumpkin spice and all things Halloween 🎃 It was time.

Matcha Macarons with Chocolate Ganache 💚🤎

These macarons have a perfectly crisp exterior with that chewy meringue texture. The filling is as chocolaty and decadent as any chocolate lover would want it to be. Personally I can’t eat more than two in one sitting (I mean I probably could but it wouldn’t be smart 🤪🙃).

Rushing to get this recipe up for you guys. ‘Cause I know how much you need it 😉

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I recently remade my Nutmeg Spiced Cheesecake for a special celebratory family supper.
Originally created for .spices this dessert has become one of my absolute favorites.
With its rich velvety texture and the warm subtle notes of nutmeg, ginger and cinnamon it’s simply irresistible 🤎🧡❤️.
Not to mention the graham and ginger snap crust 😋

Full recipe is now up on my blog. I urge you to try it. It really is so delicious.

https://www.poeticroad.com/recipes-1/nutmeg-spiced-cheesecake

Just love the versatility of Quiche! Simple to make and delicious to eat. Hard to go wrong.
Check out the newest blog on Quiche you might just learn a thing or two- or get inspired to make yourself one for lunch! ✨

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One of my favorite fall spices. Nutmeg 🤎

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Can’t wait to get more bananas 🍌 🙈

Banana Cinnamon Monkey Bread Irrisistably moist cake made of banana-infused dough balls which are cinnamon-sugar coated, and drizzled with vanilla glaze.

Who can resist a chocolate cookie?
Not me! Especially not one with toffee bits!
The recipe for my Chewy Chocolate Cookies with Toffee bits is now available.
Check it out!

Chocolate Cookies with Toffee Bits Indulge your sweet tooth with these delectable chewy chocolate cookies generously studded with luscious toffee bits.

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Pickle juice and eggs you say? Who’s game to trying this out? I am 🙋🏼‍♀️

Pickle Brine Is The Leftover Ingredient That'll Elevate Fried Eggs Pickle lovers unite — there's a social media trend made just for you. The hack, which seems to have been started by TikTok's , is the perfect way to upgrade your morning fried eggs — and …

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So excited to share my newest recipe collaboration with Selefina Spices! Check out my Spiced Nutmeg Cheesecake recipe now up on their site.

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