We owe you an apology…we left you hanging last week and did not give you our usual Thursday post. But then again, you are probably all just finishing up those lasagna rolls so maybe the timing is just right! Forgive us? Good! Do you want to know what I did on the weekend? Each and…
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How To: Recipe Makeover – Mushroom and Spinach Lasagna Rollups
There is something about this winter weather that makes me want to get all cozy on my couch with a warm blanket, cup of tea, and a large bowl of comforting carbs. Lasagna sure is a winter comfort food and crowd pleaser for any dinner party. Ooey gooey cheese, savoury tomato sauce, and lots of…
How to: Granola
Fact: I’ve been chomping at the bit to blog about this recipe. It just totally blows my mind how easy and absolutely delicious it is. It’s also a fact that I’ve had more than one request to blog about it. This week at work it was my turn to bring snacks for our weekly team…
How to: Recipe Makeover – Barley and Mushroom Risotto
Warm, creamy, starchy goodness. You want in? Risotto has been a long time favourite of mine. It was one of the first scratch recipes I learned to cook, and for while I made it for just about anyone who came over for dinner. My repertoire has expanded a bit but it’s still one of my…
How to: Snack Healthy – Guacamole
A few weeks back Dara and I attended a terrific workshop at the Kitchener Market along with 50+ other dietitians where we learned how to succesfully organize food demonstrations and hands-on cooking classes. We learned a lot, owned the ‘guess-the-spice’ game and enjoyed a delicious lunch of curry chicken roti and langos (Hungarian fried dough with sour cream and cheese. Yes,…
How To: Make Your Own Bread – Rosemary Beer Quick Bread
Can you smell that? It’s the smell of bread – hot out of the oven. I mean, is there really anything better than the smell of a freshly baked, still warm loaf of bread? I think not. Homemade bread seems to be one of those things people think is just too hard to make at…
How to: Make Pesto…and Use it!
My food processor was one of the first small kitchen appliances I owned. My parents bought it for me as a housewarming gift when I moved into my first grownup basement apartment in the big city. At the time it was one of the fanciest things I owned, so I displayed it with pride on my kitchen counter and…