As a meat eater and a proponent of sustainability, it can sometimes be difficult to reconcile my love of meat and my desire to limit my impact on our environment. The farm, growing our own food and raising animals ethically has allowed me to have my ...
My New Favourite Salad Dressing
On New Year's Eve, we were invited to spend some time with our friends at their beautiful cottage north of the city. It was a great escape from the city spent with great friends, sipping great wine and eating great food. One of the sides that my ...
Roasted Broccoli
Broccoli is a staple vegetable in our home. It has a long shelf life compared to other fresh vegetables, it is packed with nutrients, it can be quickly steamed or boiled for an easy side dish and my kids LOVE it. (As an aside: it took a long time ...
Quinoa and Lentil Salad
This recipe is courtesy of my mom. After gifting her an iPad a couple of years ago, she started spending some (OK a lot) of her free time searching the internet for recipes. We love all the new dishes that she's made and appreciate the added variety. ...
Cauliflower – “The New Kale”
From the fact that it is the new "it" vegetable to the fact that it has skyrocketed in price from $1 to $7 in just a few weeks, I feel like cauliflower is all everyone has been talking about lately. So obviously, I had to make a cauliflower dish and ...
Winter Salad
New favourite salad courtesy of the Globe and Mail. This crispy winter salad has great textures and loads of taste. The recipe calls for raw beets however I like to roast mine just a little. By roasting them for only about 30 minutes, they still ...
More Salad Please!
This salad is loaded with nutrient rich greens and tastes great. It was a huge hit at my last dinner part, so here it is on the blog for you. I like making the dressing in a large salad serving bowl and then just adding the rest of the ...
Beet Salad with Goat Cheese Dressing
This recipe is 100% inspired by my beet-loving Serbian friends (you know who you are). Whenever attending one of their gatherings, they always serve delicious beets dressed in loads of goat cheese. This is my version of this simple and earthy ...
Yes to Cauliflower!
This recipe is for anyone struggling to get their family to eat more veggies. The patties take cauliflower to the next level because they are loaded with fresh herbs, garlic and Parmesan. I love the recipe because it takes something simple like ...
Meatless Mondays Just Got Better!
This vegan (yes, vegan!) dish is rich and full of flavour. The key to this recipe is in the way the orzo is cooked and in the roasted garlic paste which combined give the dish a creamy texture. Everything else including the types of veggies you use ...