No, we’re not vegetarians. I’ve had a few questions about it lately, which tells me it’s been a while since our last meat-containing post. May 30th to be precise. Oopsie daisy. Dara and I both choose to eat and cook vegetable centric meals for a variety of reasons. For me, it’s a combination of environmental,…
Recipe Makeover
How to: Recipe Makeover – Coconut Lime Fruit Dip
How’s the first week back at school going folks? Still motivated and putting together healthy lunches? Kids eating their fruit? And you? Here’s a little something to sweeten the deal. I mean, who doesn’t like to dip stuff in other delicious stuff? I sure do. I don’t have kids of my own just yet, but…
How to: Seasonal Cooking – Simplest Blueberry Pie
It’s the time of year when much of Ontario’s produce is coming in to season all at once. And I can’t shove it in fast enough. Example: 3 peaches, a 1/2 pint of blueberries and 2 plums have crossed my lips in the last 2 hours. I recognize I have a problem. I just….
How To: Recipe Makeover – Taco Salad Bowl
I truly think that food tastes better when eaten out of a bowl. My husband sometimes makes fun of me, but there is just something about digging into a big bowl of food that makes it taste so much better than scraping it off of a plate. Add in an edible bowl – could you…
How to: Healthy Snack – Fruit and Yogurt Popsicles
The heat has officially arrived folks. And with it comes my cravings for all things cool and refreshing. I will not say no to a jumbo Mr. Freeze on a July scorcher. Especially a white one. The ice and sugar combo does make for a delicious cold treat. Perhaps not a ‘healthy’ one though. In…
How to: Recipe Makeover – Tofu Bahn Mi
This is a bahn mi. It’s simply a sandwich with vietnamese roots. And with this heat? It’s sandwich season in my kitchen. The bun is a french style baguette and the filling can be any variety of meat, seafood or tofu which is usually accompanied by crunchy pickled vegetables, herbs and a chili kick of…
How to: Recipe Makeover – Fish Sticks
I have a confession. I, Dara Gurau, was a loyal follower of The Captain. Who could resist his smiling bearded face and oh so convenient frozen breaded fish sticks. All you needed was 20 minutes, a toaster oven, and you too could have a fish dinner on the table in a flash. But as I…