Sale on avocados this week! Needs some ideas? In addition to this wicked salad, here are 4 more from our kitchens to yours: Chocolate Avocado Mousse Fettuccine with Creamy Avocado Sauce Avocado Chicken Salad Classic Guacamole This salad is a really easy and fresh side. Serve along side fish, chicken, anything barbecued or toss in some…
Healthy Sides
How To: Healthy Sides – Mexican Street Corn Salad
It may seem a bit early in the season to be sharing a recipe featuring corn but I just couldn’t help myself. Two reasons for this – 1. It SO felt like summer this past weekend. And summer equals barbecue. And barbecue equals corn. 2. My daughter’s new favourite food – corn. Hence – if…
How To: Healthy Sides – Honey Roasted Carrots with Tahini Yogurt Sauce
Grilling season is almost upon us! Woo hoo! FINALLY! After enduring a long and extremely cold winter, I can now see the light! This past weekend the sun was shining, the birds were chirping, and I bought my first pair of capris for this season. Spring is here! Time to break open the bbq and…
How to: Healthy Sides – Warm Roasted Cauliflower and Barley Salad
Salads are healthy. Yet, I’m cold. Ergo, my new rule is warm salads only. Because winter blows. Barley has been my muse lately. The first time I made this salad, it was with leftover barley from my frozen burrito recipe. I like to make a whackload at once and eat it in everything. It’s super…
Parsnip and Apple Soup
I trust you’ve enjoyed your Thanksgiving gluttony as much I as I have? Number one holiday in my books. I love the crisp fall weather, the variety of fresh local produce still available, the fact that there are no presents (gift holidays – I’m looking at you birthdays and Christmas – stress me out), and…
How to: Snack Healthy – Green Bean ‘Fries’
It’s the beginning of football season. I am not thrilled. But this year, I’m going to take a glass-half-full approach. And really focus on the snacks. When I think ‘football snack’, the words decadent, greasy and fried come to mind. As does indigestion. Time for a something on the lighter side methinks. And while the…
How to: Seasonal Cooking – Corn Fritters
Yup. That would be two corn recipes from yours truly. In a row. Pretty sure avoiding repeats is food blogging 101. The hell with it though, because seasonal corn deserves the spotlight. Just look at that charisma. These beauties are a cinch to throw together in under 20 minutes. I used fresh corn right off the cob,…