Jan Scott
Jan Scott is a well-known Canadian cookbook author, food writer, and the creator of Family Bites, a popular blog devoted to family-focused recipes and easy-to-execute entertaining and party ideas. She’s been the food editor for SavvyMom.ca since 2011, and has had essays and articles published in a variety of print and online publications. Prior to making the transition to food writing, she worked for a private catering company for eight years. Her first book, Gatherings: Bringing People Together with Food was shortlisted for the 2015 Taste Canada Food Writing Awards in the Best General Cookbook category. Jan lives in Toronto, with her husband and their three sons.
Baked Risotto with Chicken, Leeks, and Lemon
The leeks and lemon lighten this delicious dish and if you want to boost the vegetable content you add a cup or two of frozen peas to the rice before baking it.
7 Healthy Recipes to Make with Canned Tomatoes
Now that the holiday decorations have been returned to their storage spaces and the cupboards cleared of all cookies and…
Patatas Bravas
The smoky tomato sauce can be made up to 24 hours in advance and stored in the fridge until needed.…
Dinner in an Instant: 20-Minute Instant Pot Tortellini Soup
Making soup in a pressure cooker is a sanity saver! The short cooking time leaves the broth tasting as though it’s been simmered for hours, and it also allows you to start your dish with frozen meat, for those times you forget to pull something from the freezer.
Rigatoni with Slow Cooker Pork Ragu
Serves 6
Baked Shrimp in Tomato Feta Sauce
Serves 4 This recipe is brought to you by Hunt’s Heirloom Tomatoes but the images and opinions are our own.
Winter-Spiced Meat Ragu: One Sauce, Four Holiday Entertaining Ideas
There are as many meat sauces as there are home cooks, but this one is made with a wintery twist,…
6 Secrets for Making a Foolproof Gingerbread House
“Use a glue gun” and other genius hacks. We LOVE these ideas!