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 ...
Roasted Garlic Hummus
Whenever I think of hummus, my thoughts go back to a restaurant on the island of Koh Phangan in Thailand. That is where my husband and I spent NYE 2007 partying the night away (this was pre-kids and marriage) and it's where I had the best hummus of ...
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 ...
Just Peachy!
Over the last couple of weeks, I have been posting many galette or rustic tart recipes both savoury and sweet on the Instagram account. I have gone a little crazy for the galette! One of my favourite so far has to be the almond peach galette that ...
Tomato Basil Salad
Market fresh tomatoes can't be beat! They are sweet, flavourful, juicy and loaded with good things for you. And they are now available at Toronto farmers' markets. This recipe puts the tomato in the spotlight. It is simple with few ingredients to ...
Ode to AFM
My good friends, Amara and Max, opened a lovely restaurant in the west end of Toronto earlier this year. The Annette Food Market (AFM) is one of my favourite restaurants in Toronto with its long list of wines by the glass, its hip and welcoming ...
Fresh Basil Pesto
I have often bought pesto at the grocery store to use in pasta sauces. Unfortunately, it is usually a green unappetizing mush that rarely tastes or smells like basil. But fresh basil made with herbs from my tiny urban garden is the complete ...