Last year at this time, I wrote a blog post called How my Food Philosophy Changed in 2017. I remember while writing it, how transformed I felt about my year in hindsight. I felt gratitude for the opportunities both Dara and I had received throughout the year and it was hard to imagine how things…
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How To Relax About Your Food This Holiday Season
Really, I wanted to title this post “How To Relax About Your Food.” Period. As Erin and I have been driving down this road we call our food journey, what we hope to accomplish through this little blog of ours has changed. And we’ve come to the conclusion that most of all, we want everyone…
Roasted Tomato, Basil and Fresh Mozzarella Pizza
On Monday, How to Eat celebrated a huge milestone. After more than 6 years of blogging, we attended the Taste Canada Awards as nominees for our blog. Back in July, when we found out we made the shortlist alongside some of our blogging heroes (Angela from Oh She Glows and Laura from The First Mess) we totally…
Roasted Sweet Potato and Lentil Kale Salad with Tahini
I had a hard time writing this post. Mostly because all I really wanted to say was make this salad because it’s my new favourite and it’s absolutely delicious. The end. But there’s this thing called SEO and readability and I don’t think this post would rank so high if that’s all I said. And…
The Carrot Ginger Dressing of our Dreams
When eating out at Japanese restaurants, the steamy bowl of miso soup and the cool and crispy iceberg lettuce salad that are served as starters almost everywhere, have always been one of my favourite parts of the meal. When I started eating sushi regularly, I found myself choosing restaurants based on the quality of these…
What’s the Deal with Pesticides? From Farm to Food
This post was sponsored by CropLife Canada who represent developers, manufacturers and distributors of pest control and modern plant breeding products, however any opinions held within it are 100% my own. And the facts are just that, facts! I recently wrote about how my experience learning from agriculture experts has helped me become a better…
Asian Grilled Chicken with Peanut Dipping Sauce
I’ve been grilling all the things lately. Chicken, asparagus, halloumi cheese, strawberries (yes, strawberries! Stay tuned!). And it doesn’t look like my barbecue is going to get a rest any time soon. Just like our Tahini Bbq Chicken, this Asian Grilled Chicken takes the usually boring chicken breasts and injects them with a bucket load…