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…
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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…
How to: Healthy Sides – Thai Mango Salad
In my world, part of eating well means being able to relax about food. Healthy eating is not an all or nothing scenario. Yes, fresh is best. Yes, homemade is healthy. Yes, cook when you can. But you know what? Sometimes I just can’t. I’m spent, tired, done. Just finito. And when those days coincide…
How to: Quickie Meal – Marinated Grilled Shrimp
Seafood is an awesome choice for summer cooking. Mainly because it can be cooked at lightening speed. Meaning, minimal exposure to hot open flames and stovetops. Meaning, it will only be the natural suffocating heat wave that kills you. I promise, these skewers will be on and off the grill in less than 5 minutes….