During my first couple university years, Lipton’s Side Kicks made a regular appearance on my dinner table. From Asian noodles to cheesy linguine, I felt like I was making a gourmet meal when all I was really doing was opening up a bag and boiling a pot of water. But they were delicious, fast, and…
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How To: Healthy Appetizer – Blue Cheese and Greek Yogurt Dip
Can we just talk about tomatoes for a minute? I mean, have they ever been this sweet before? Seriously, we are popping them back like candy in this household. Speaking of candy, we treated ourselves to a bag of sour grapefruits the other night. I mean, they are grapefruit flavoured so it’s basically like…
How to: Seasonal Cooking – Crispy Goat Cheese and Cherry Salad
We’re getting to a point in the growing season when I hit the farmers’ market hard and pretty much overdo it every time. This week, cherry overload. Actually…scratch that. No such thing. I’M IN LOVE WITH CHERRIES AND I DON’T EVEN CARE WHO KNOWS IT! (…jumping on couch) Uh. Sorry. HaHa. That may have been a bit…
How to: Make your own – Spanakopita (Greek Spinach and Cheese Pie)
Well hello, savoury delicious pie. Please get in my belly. I looove this recipe. Spanakopita is one of the most recognizable greek dishes. I’ve always assumed the recipe would be too involved to make at home. I’ve been dead wrong. The list of ingredients is easily accessibly and assembly is a snap. You. Yup, all…
Asparagus and Cheese Tart
We’ve got a little ways to go before Ontario asparagus season hits us. Just want you to be prepared is all. Also, I don’t think you could physically restrain me from buying the spring produce now available from the US if you had to. I needed this asparagus. I am a woman on a mission to…
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…