Simple is best, don’t you think? When it comes to food and using quality ingredients, I am definitely on team KISS. Recently, friends had me over for dinner (word up Amy and Gord!) and as we chatted and sipped on wine, I watched Gord casually prepare a simple side salad with finely chopped brussels sprouts….
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Broccoli and Cheese Spaghetti Squash Casserole
If you can resist broccoli and cheese casserol-y things in the winter, you’re one up on me. Also, the squash is still rolling in weekly with my produce box delivery, so I’ve been needing to get creative all up in here. This isn’t totally brand new, though. This recipe was inspired by another recent spaghetti…
Thai Sweet Potato Soup
Anyone else disturbed by the amount of their grocery bill lately? Not OK. With the tumbling loonie, word on the street is grocery costs will continue to rise. It’s all of that fancy imported food we like. Like cauliflower, the caviar of 2016. Not to worry though, friends. I’m here to give you an insider…
How to: Recipe Makeover – Grilled Potato Poutine with Mushroom Gravy
I’m not even sure where to start. I am without words. Ok, one word. Poutine (drops mic, walks off stage) This one’s killer, guys. It’s potato salad season and I’ve been looking for something new and cutting-edge. A real crowd pleaser. Things that please crowds: Gravy Cheese Grill marks This, I can work with. This gravy…
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…
How To: Seasonal Cooking – Savoury Zucchini and Ricotta Pie
I’ve had this recipe for a savoury zucchini pie bookmarked for quite sometime. The torn magazine page has been sitting in a pile of “recipes to be tried soon” for so long that this pile should now be called “recipes to be tried in a very long time.” The thing is I’ve been afraid, very…
How To: Make Your Own Veggie Burgers – White Bean and Quinoa Burgers
I have a problem with throwing things away – Clothes I haven’t worn in two years, “you never know when you will want to wear them again“, shoes that have been gathering dust at the back of my closet, “it’s always good to have an extra pair of flats hanging around,” and old cooking magazines….