The inspiration? A line of text on a blog somewhere that said something like: “marinate kale in coconut milk for four hours, then grill”. You know that went to the TOP of my “To Make” List. And then I went researching, and found that there are all sorts of “grill kale marinated in coconut milk” […]
I’ve been dreaming of savoury tarts. I love them so. And when a lovely bunch of Swiss chard arrived with its ruby red stems in my veggie box, I started dreaming of a Swiss chard tart. (Please ignore the photo quality… these are phone photos, as I’ve put my camera in a safe place. You […]
There’s a veggie food blog I read, Food Blog and The Dog (Cook Eat Live Vegetarian), where somehow, every post is something I want to eat. This was especially true of the Butternut Squash and Chickpea Crumble with Caramelised Onions, Cream Cheese & Oaty Cheddar Topping. Which looked so divine, I had to make it […]
Need a super-quick dinner? Craving pizza? Well, have I got you covered. If you’ve got pita on hand, you’ve got dinner. And if you’re going gluten-free, you can use gluten-free pita and still have a super-quick pizza! You will of course need to eat these with Tanya’s Caesar Salad. Yum. Garlicky greens plus pizza. What […]
My friend Tanya makes the best Caesar salad. Seriously. I don’t even eat Caesar salad because there can so frequently be sneaky-fish in the dressing (anchovies or Worchestershire sauce) — but this one is veggie-safe! And it is not only so good, it’s so easy. You’ll be putting it on everything. I’m dreaming of Caesar […]
Two gorgeously fresh and leafy heads of baby bok choy showed up in my veggie box yesterday, and I immediately knew what was for dinner: Stirfry! One of my all-time favourite Japanese-inspired stirfries involves ginger, garlic, eggplant and a little bit of sweetness (usually from scary refined sugar). I’ve been craving this stirfry for the […]
Jenn and Jill have challenged The Daring Cooks to learn to perfect the technique of poaching an egg. They chose Eggs Benedict recipe from Alton Brown, Oeufs en Meurette from Cooking with Wine by Anne Willan, and Homemade Sundried Tomato & Pine Nut Seitan Sausages (poached) courtesy of Trudy of Veggie num num. This recipe […]
Ohhh, I think that making extra whole wheat pizza dough and freezing it (when I made Whole Wheat Calzones) was a brilliant idea! I was able to make a divine thin-crust pizza from scratch in about 30 minutes! I took out the dough in the morning and let it come to room temperature to defrost. […]
I had the great fortune of escaping the Toronto cold last week for a conference in San Francisco. And while I was there, there was no way I could go without a visit to Chez Panisse. Chez Panisse is a restaurant in Berkeley, California, founded by Alice Waters, who started the sustainable and local food […]
You know what I love? Enchiladas. They have become a staple around my house since I made my Kale & White Bean Enchiladas. I’ve had enchiladas on the weekly rotation ever since, mixing it up a little by adding poblano peppers to the tomatillo & onion mixture when I’ve got them on hand. I thought […]
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