I have been feeling totally uninspired in the kitchen lately. It’s such a frustrating feeling. I LOVE food. I LOVE to cook. So what’s the problem? Why can’t I just…
CHICKPEA, SUNFLOWER, AVOCADO MASH ON DOUBLE TOASTED RYE
COCONUT LIME RICE WITH MANGO, GREEN CHILLIES AND BLACK BEANS
This recipe is adapted (barely) from one of my favourite new cookbooks Thug Kitchen. I love every recipe in this book and have been obsessively cooking and eating my way…
ACORN SQUASH AND CHICKPEA SOUP
I don’t cook with acorn squash all that often…I don’t know why, I just don’t. I guess I go through phases with my preferred squash but for the most part I…
THAI CORN CHOWDER
I’m so excited about this soup! Not just because it’s delicious but because it marks the beginning of fall cooking in my home. Hello yummy homemade soups and stews and…
LENTIL SALAD WITH MUSTARD, TOMATO AND RADISH
Recipe adapted from IT’S ALL GOOD This week Poppy and I are staying with Granny and Grandad at a beautiful cottage they rented on Baptiste lake near Bancroft. We are…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY AUNTIE EMM! PUMPKIN CAKE FOR ONE
Recipe adapted from Heather Christo Today is my sister Emma’s 30th birthday. I had hoped to take her out to brunch but she was far too hungover for that. Since I…
BLACK BEAN AND SWEET POTATO TACOS
These are so yummy and so easy. I LOVE them as is or you can add a little meat for the carnivores at the table. I have made them with…
QUINOA SALAD WITH APRICOT AND LENTILS
1 cup uncooked quinoa 1 can lentils, green, yellow or red, drained and rinsed 2 green onions, white part only, chopped 1 cup dried apricots, chopped 1/4 cup apple cider…
ROASTED CHICKPEA & BROCCOLI BURRITO
This was the perfect thing to feed my exhausted husband after he finished a long day of portaging a canoe all over the city for Amici’s Canoeheads For Kids event….