Family favourites (old and new)
Friday is usually pie day at my office but this week we received more than our fair share of chocolates and sweet goodies of all sorts. This meant no one felt like making a sweet pie so we opted for a savoury version. Further, the …
My friend and fellow dance mom Annabel makes an amazingly yummy Tuscan salad. But her recipe calls for grape tomatoes. Sadly, I didn’t have any BUT I did have a pomegranate so I thought I’d see how that worked out. Turns out it works out …
My daughter loves Chinese green onion pancakes. She particularly likes the ones her friend Steph’s Mom Cathy makes. Cathy graciously shared her recipe with me and I made them tonight. They were delicious. Thank you Cathy! Ingredients: 2 eggs 1/4 c. water 1/4 c. flour …
Roasting veggies brings out their full flavour and sweetness. They are great on their own, in a sandwich or tossed with your favourite pasta orrrr in a quiche! There are no rules with roasting veggies. For the quiche I happened to have green, yellow and …
We love samosas. Heads up…this has a kick to it so if you don’t like strong spices…make something else. If the thought of making a gajillion samosa cones does not thrill you try a samosa pie recipe. I settled on this one from Bhavna’s kitchen. You …
My family is from Timmins, Ontario. Wild rice (really a grass but, like rice, also gluten free) is readily available in the north (or was) and my Mom’s sister, my Auntie Kaija, would always make this dish at holiday time (among other treats…stay tuned). However, …
As usual, I left getting the Halloween pumpkin to the last minute. I blame my kids. They weren’t keen to carve pumpkins this year…being 14 and 16 will do that to you. In any event, we happen to live on a street that gets loads …
My friends Doris and Wilson brought some chayote squash into the office last week and I thought I’d give it a go cooking it up for lunch. The picture shows two squash cut into slices but you can see what a chayote squash looks like …
My local veggie market (Young Brothers Produce on Broadway) had Campari Tomatoes on special this weekend so I ended up buying two packages. I like making pasta tosses and roasted tomatoes go well with just about any toss you can think up. Tomorrow I’m thinking …
We are heading into soup weather (also time to clean out the vegetable drawer!). This recipe is cobbled together from half a dozen different recipes I found online and what I had on hand that needed to be cooked. The result was flavourful and spicy. …