I’ve got a book club meeting coming up and as usual, I’ve left reading the book until the last minute. There will be some serious power reading happening this weekend. The potluck theme for this meeting is 80s decadence, which is based on the book (apparently). Shockingly, the food portion of the evening has taken…
Appetizer
Holiday Appetizer – Crostini Two Ways
I’ve been witness to a lot of food stress this week. I get it, the holiday season is hard. There are just so many delicious and readily available foods everywhere. And sometimes foods are packaged in beautiful shiny paper with ribbons and sparkles so you’re fooled into thinking it has to be something delicious. But then it isn’t. Not…
Creamy Mushroom Soup Makeover
I’ve been polling. It turns out 100% of all How to Eat followers polled want to see a new soup recipe. OK, perhaps that’s a bit misleading. I polled one person and she wanted a soup recipe, which I thought it was a really good idea. So I stopped polling and made soup. A knock your socks…
How to: Appetizer – Vegetarian Quinoa Fresh Rolls
I’m really proud of something. I also have a platform to brag about stuff. This blog! So here goes… This week, a project near and dear to my heart was a awarded a very special honour. The Vegetarian’s Complete Quinoa Cookbook was awarded the Taste Canada/ CBC People’s Choice Award at this year’s national food…
How to: Make Your Own Naan Bread
Warm. Chewy. Savoury. A triple threat. Naan’s got it all. Naan is a leavened flat bread. Sounds like an oxymoron, but I swear it’s both flat and light as air all at once. It’s typically known to accompany curries, soups and stews in Indian cuisine where it can be used in lieu of pesky utensils…
How to: Seasonal Cooking – Roasted Tomato Soup with Parmesan Crisps
Whether you notice or not, we categorize each of our new posts. If you shift your gaze slightly to the right (and you’re on a home computer) you’ll see we even have a category tab. We’ve got quickie meals, healthy snacks, big batch meals and about 10 others. Recently, we’ve felt the need to add…
How to: Seasonal Cooking – Grilled Peach Farmers’ Market Salad
I really hope you have access to a farmers’ market. If you do, I really hope you take advantage of it. Eating ‘local’ has become remarkably trendy. The local food movement is not just a focus of hardline environmentalists either. Making choices to support our local growers and communities has become popular. Yay! I take…