HELLO WORLD! It’s warm and beautiful and famers’ markets are in full swing, overflowing with beautiful BEETS! I often associate beets with winter because they’re a root vegetable and I like to enjoy a hot bowl of borsht on a cold, frosty day. However, beets are best this time of year. They’re fresh out of… Continue reading Just Beet It
Cold rolls! Vietnamese rice paper rolls! Fresh spring rolls! Call em’ whatever you want, they’re delicious. I love cold rolls because it’s a great way to smash healthy, delicious ingredients together and deliver them into your mouth in one perfect parcel. If bread is the vehicle for the contents of a sandwich, then rice paper… Continue reading Cold Rolls
Hello friends! I’ve been eating vegetarian for over two weeks now. Aside from being a touch sleepy, which could be due to other factors, I feel really good about what I’m eating. Overall, I’m making healthier choices and loading up on vegetables and legumes. I wanted to incorporate protein into my meals without always resorting… Continue reading Vegetarian Part 2: Hard Boiled Business
Hallelujah, I found a fish that even non-fish eaters like! Blackened catfish. The spices are so potent and heavenly that even the most avid non-fish eaters will love this. Who doesn’t like a crispy, salty, spicy piece of protein anyway? You could use blackening spice on a shoe and it would taste good. I like… Continue reading Blackened Catfish and Maque Choux
It’s no secret that I love eggs. I feel that I eat too many of them but I don’t care. They are my reason for waking up in the morning (and you know, that whole life thing). One of my favourite ways to jazz up eggs is with a dollop of salsa. Salsa takes this… Continue reading Salsa Eggs
I did it! I made bread! Three times I made bread! I didn’t use a fancy mixer or bread machine. Just my hands and a few simple ingredients. I always assumed making bread would be the most difficult thing on the planet. Obviously certain recipes are more difficult than others. I found one that had… Continue reading Go to Bread!
I love pasta. I love meat sauce. I love it so much that I decided to make TWO completely different dishes using the popular “pasta and meat sauce” combo. Spaghetti squash & ground chicken boats Spaghetti & meatballs in red sauce Let’s start with the lighter option. Spaghetti squash is one of those neat veggies… Continue reading Spaghetti and Meat Sauce, Two Ways!
I MADE SO MUCH SOUP LAST WEEK. Monday morning felt about -20 and I was NOT having it. Fortunately, I had a few soup recipes that I was just dying to try. I have a tub of miso paste in my fridge that I barely use. Aside from being loaded with salt it’s actually very… Continue reading Soup, there it is!
HAPPY 2016 EVERYONE! While 2015 was a very good year for me personally and professionally, I’m eager to take on the challenges I will face in 2016. I think the best way to prep for success is to start with with what we’re eating. It sounds cliche but I vow to eat more veggies, less… Continue reading New Year, New Food!
The holidays are among us and tensions are running high! This is supposed to be “the most wonderful time of the year” but sometimes things don’t go as planned. Let’s just say that I’m back in Ottawa and things are definitely not all rainbows and butterflies. My entire family has so much on their plates… Continue reading Cheesy Potato Stuffed Mushrooms
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