It’s day 3 of back to school week. How are we all feeling? About ready for the weekend? Yup, me too. Thank goodness for chocolate. And muffins. And Double Chocolate Muffins! When I was revving up for back to school, I pretty much turned into a cooking, baking, meal prepping machine. After a pretty relaxed…
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Why We Don’t List Portion Sizes On Our Recipes
If you happen to scroll through our more recent blog posts and recipes, you may notice a pattern. There are no portion sizes listed on any of our recipes. Why? We are all different human beings – what I need to eat to feel full and satisfied is going to be different than what you…
Grilled Peach and Halloumi Salad
It’s been five years since we’ve featured a grilled peach. Five very long years. How is that possible? When you take one of summer’s most delicious and juiciest fruits and add a little barbecue heat – magic! And when you take that grilled peach and add some salty halloumi and a perfectly ripe tomato, the…
Four BIG myths about food and farming: DEBUNKED
Here at How to Eat, 2018 has been a fruitful year of hands-on learning about where our food comes from. Over the past several months, Dara and I have had opportunities to meet farmers, plant scientists and agriculture experts in a number of different settings, and we’ve learned a lot about what is and isn’t…
Savoury Zucchini and Cheese Muffins
Who’s got 87 pounds of zucchini? Tis the season! Well, gardeners…and friends and neighbours of gardeners…and distant acquaintances of gardeners…and coworkers of acquaintances of gardeners. And anyone one else bogged down with more zukes than they know what to do with. We’ve had zucchini up the wazoo before, too. Like when we made: Zucchini Fritters…
Asian Grilled Chicken with Peanut Dipping Sauce
I’ve been grilling all the things lately. Chicken, asparagus, halloumi cheese, strawberries (yes, strawberries! Stay tuned!). And it doesn’t look like my barbecue is going to get a rest any time soon. Just like our Tahini Bbq Chicken, this Asian Grilled Chicken takes the usually boring chicken breasts and injects them with a bucket load…
How To Grocery Shop Without A List
Guys – we’re getting a little crazy over here! Today we’re talking grocery shopping, without a list! What can I say? I’m living on the wild side! You know how we feel about meal planning – it’s truly a lifesaver. But lately, between work, and family commitments, travel and well, life, meal planning has kind…