Looking for a super easy and mouthwatering cookie recipe? Look no further, you’ve found it! These peanut butter cookies are great for a last minute dessert at the neighbors’, for a quick snack or a delicious quick and easy treat. We found the recipe when our amazing neighbors came over for dinner and brought these […]
Recipes
Creamy Thai Lemongrass Soup
One more soup post! January must be soup month since I can’t stop talking about and sharing soup recipes with friends. During the winter months I make soup two (sometimes three) different kinds of soups every week. I find soup the perfect way to start a meal in the winter and it makes the best leftovers […]
Cauliflower Cilantro Soup
When everywhere you turn people are sneezing and coughing, you know that it’s officially soup season. This year seems to be a particularly nasty year for viruses. I’m fighting back with soup. Cauliflower and cilantro may seem like an unusual flavour pairing, but they both offer high nutrient content as well as a nice colour […]
Homemade Chicken Soup
When I recently came home from the hospital (bye,bye appendix) I craved soups. For the first week or so, I was very lucky to have caring friends and neighbours to drop food off almost daily. Two friends dropped off homemade chicken soup – both versions equally delicious and uplifting with some different ingredients. Their soups […]
Chocolate Snowball Cookies
Let’s face the truth – it’s time for cookies! If you get together with some friends, you end up with a good stash of treats to gift at holiday parties, to share with co-workers, or to sneak with milk late at night. A few tips for a sane and successful baking party: Each guest brings […]
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Vegetable Stock
Rainy days are perfect for making stock…and we have had plenty of rain lately so I currently have a few batches of stock in my freezer. Stocks add a lot of flavour and body to soups,sauces and other dishes. They can also be used to cook grains for extra nutrients and flavour. Vegetable stock is […]
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Steamed Bao Buns with BBQ Chicken and Fresh Veggies
Earlier this fall I had the chance to visit Nourish Cafe and Cooking School and take the Contemporary Chinese cooking class. We learned how to make tasty, healthy versions of some great Chinese dishes. They are not complicated recipes, so you can make them at home – even on a weeknight after work. I also […]
Curried Squash Soup
This is the perfect soup to stay healthy, nourished and warm over the winter. The ingredients are readily available, inexpensive and the soup is easy to prepare. The curry mix you use will make a big difference in the flavour and colour of the soup. Look for a curry that is mildly spicy, flavourful and […]
French Apple Cake
My mother-in-law first introduced me to this recipe and I loved it immediately. It is moist, delicious and not too sweet…..and also important, quick and easy to make. It is a great dinner party bring-along and an amazing special mid-afternoon snack with tea. The original recipe came from Around My French Table by Dorie Greenspan. It recommends using […]
Almond Pulp Brownies
Have you ever wondered what to do with all that almond pulp left-over from making almond milk? When I started making almond milk at home I found myself wondering the same thing. It hurt to throw away all that organic almond pulp. Truth be told, it it actually hurt my husband even more, so he […]