This post was actually meant to go live last Monday. An ugly case of the stomach flu foiled that plan. Do you know what’s not fun to look at when you are nauseous and vommitting? A food blog! Thankfully I am now fully recovered and off my diet of toast, toast, and more…
Dinner
Thai Coconut Curry Mussels
Mussels. If you don’t already have them in your repertoire, it’s bloody time. You have got to trust me when I say they are one of the easiest, most inexpensive and impressive dinners you can muster in waayy under 30 minutes. I’ve previously given you all the deets for a fabulous Tomato Basil and White…
How to: Quickie Meal – Creamy Goat Cheese Pasta
2015! This year, I resolve to eat more gluten. All the better if said gluten is in the form of rigatoni. Because, rigatoni. Need I say more? I’ve made this recipe with nearly every shape of pasta out there. It works well with them all, including whole grain and GF options. It is truly the…
How To: Seasonal Cooking – Farro Salad with Roasted Winter Vegetables, Tofu, and Goat Cheese
I posted a teaser pic of this salad on instagram and claimed we had a new favourite grain in town. Move over quinoa – farro has arrived. I’m a sucker for texture and farro has got me hooked. It’s like the chewier and heartier cousin to brown rice. And it combines perfectly with a smattering…
Italian Cheese Tortellini Soup
I don’t mean to brag or anything, but this is a really super awesome recipe. And I’m not lying when I say it’s a legit 15 minute meal. It also involves parmesan cheese. Therefore >> automatic success. Weeknight cooking can be a real b, am I right? I get that. Cooking a balanced meal from…
How to: Recipe Makeover – Mushroom Pho
For years, I’ve had a major crush on Pho. When I first moved to the big smoke, it was one of the first ‘international’ foods that I sampled (along with butter chicken and pad thai. Ya, I’m old). Now it’s so familiar I regularly crave it as comfort food. Making traditional Vietnamese pho is an…
How to: Quickie Meal – Roasted Broccoli Pesto Pasta
I’ve been working on this recipe for a wee bit. I really wanted it to work because I think it’s such a unique way to use broccoli, which seems to be a fan fave among kids and grownups. Until now I haven’t been happy with its punchiness (which is definitely a word – go fly a kite…