Hummus Inspired Quinoa Salad
Look at me go, two posts in one week! I know its been a while since I’ve blogged regularly but I do intend to climb back on this horse and […]
Tag Archives: Gluten Free
Glory Bowls – Delicious Summer Salad
You know when summer just gets too hot and you lose all desire to cook anything? I was definitely feeling that before I stumbled upon this recipe. While I’m no […]
Exploring a New Vegetable: Eggplant Curry
During my travels throughout Turkey and Greece, I discovered the joy that is eggplant. While I had eaten eggplant a few times back in Canada, I hadn’t really appreciated how […]
Poached Salmon with Creamy Dill Sauce
After last week’s wine tasting, my household was left with an abundance of quarter-filled wine bottles and nobody to drink them. My first attempt at using leftover wine yielded a […]
A Foodie’s First – Home-made Chicken Stock
Hello Foodies! I do apologize for the lack of posts in the last while, I’m still having trouble balancing school, work, social life and blogging and unfortunately, the blog always […]
A Thanksgiving Prep – Roast Chicken with Rosemary and Garlic
In the spirit of Thanksgiving, I decided to try my hand at roasting poultry in the oven. Now, I’ve done my fair share of baking. Whether its muffins, breads, cookies […]
Carrot and Ginger soup
Time for the second recipe of this year’s soup season! I definitely owe the inspiration for this recipe to my cousin Jen. After meeting up with her Toronto last weekend, […]
Thyme and Rosemary Risotto
OH LCBO, what wonderful things you supply. On my last visit to the local liquor store I picked up this season’s issue of Food and Drink, the LCBO’s quarterly food […]
Balsamic, Soy Sauce Drumsticks
Last week, my office hosted a pot luck lunch to honour the departure of one of our FAVOURITE co-workers, Jane. Unlike the typical hum drum office potluck, this event came […]
Flashback favourite – Sloppy Joes
Time for another flashback favourite! Sloppy Joes will always remind me of my childhood. Whether it’s their memorable appearance in my childhood favourite film “It Takes Two” or my dad […]
Straight from Scratch 2.0 – Yogurt
This officially marks the second part of my “Straight from Scratch Series”. The idea for making yogurt from scratch has been rolling around my head for the better part of […]
Sushi Sushi! – Easy Peasy Sushi Recipe
This recipe is something I’ve wanted to try for a while. I like to think of myself as an adventurous eater and am fairly comfortable with trying something at least […]
A Beet Failure and a Beet Succes!
Last night I had my first kitchen failure for a planned blog project. I ended up making something so gross that I threw it out after only three bites. But […]
Adventures with Zucchini Two Point Oh – Cheddar Zucchini Patties
As promised I am offering the blog-o-sphere another delicious and simple Zucchini recipe. After the haul from last week’s market resulted in me having more squash than I knew what […]
A Smelly Affair- Cooked Red Cabbage
So I have a smelly secret. I love cooked red cabbage. Ever since I lived in Denmark, I’ve loved the acidic side dish that is cooked red cabbage. Whether its […]
Black Bean Burgers and Rice and Lentil Salad
Its official. The heat is getting to me. For the past week Ottawa has been going through a severe heat wave and with that wave has come something that I […]
La creme de la creme – Creme Brulee
I’m sorry to drag Hilary’s prizes out over the entire week. Things have been crazy chez moi so I haven’t had the time to blog as much as I would […]
Grapefruit and Mint Quinoa Salad
Here is part two of fellow blogger Hilary‘s victory dinner after her successful completion of my Tofu Challenge. I decided to push Hilary’s culinary horizons by introducing her to quinoa, […]
Take a Break from the Heat with Icey Gazpacho
Last week, I challenged my fellow blogger and friend Hilary to incorporate tofu into one of her recipes. With some reluctance Hilary combined a few recipes she found lying around […]
Tofu and Broccoli Peanut Stir Fry
Well as promised here is another tofu recipe to use up the rest of my tofu for the week. I came across this recipe while reading one of the several […]
Easy Peasy Tofu Vietnamese Salad Rolls
This weekend I went out for dinner with one my wonderful roommates, Alex. We were both in the mood for something crispy so we settled on Vietnamese food, one of […]
Basil and Sun-Dried Tomato Bruschetta
A great recipe for bruschetta. A sure winner at potlucks
Black Bean and Sweet Potato Burritos? Si Senor!
This Tuesday’s contribution to the world of gastronomy: Black Bean and Sweet Potato Burritos! While they might sound a little frightening on first hearing about them, these puppies are DELISH! […]
Paella! Paella!
If you haven’t already guessed it, today’s tasty sensation is paella! (pronounced guide: pie (as in the delicious pastry) – eh (as in “its freezing out eh?”) ah ( as […]
