Creamy Carrot Soup
I know tomorrow’s the first of May, but I am still feeling the need to curl up with a bowl of soup once in a while! April’s been pretty chilly here in Nova Scotia, and carrots, spuds, and onions are...
View ArticleLight and Fluffy Any-time Frittata
I was really, really pumped when I heard that the author of some of my favourite cookbooks, Tosca Reno, had a Vegetarian Cookbook in the works. So think about how stoked I was when I had the...
View ArticleScattered Sushi Bowls
I think I have some weird attraction to eating things in bowls. Usually all three of my meals are bowl-based, and my work pants are usually better off for it (read: I’m a messy eater and end up with...
View ArticleMeaty Fusion Chili
Chili rules when you’ve gotta feed a crowd. This past weekend, we had a bunch of buds over prior to a charity wine tasting; I whipped this up because it’s smart to lay down a...
View ArticleMujadara! Lentils & Bulgur with Caramelized Onions
Sometimes a delicious meal comes flying out of nowhere and totally wakes up your senses. This happened to me about a year ago when I was stuck at a local food court for lunch during a ‘real job’...
View ArticleMaple, Bacon & Winter Veggie Soup
Sometimes I wonder if people who are real, knowledgeable cooks/chefs ever see some of my ‘original’ recipes and think ‘She’s doing it wrong’. I have zero proper instruction on how to cook or bake...
View ArticleBlomidon Inn Bread
January sometime feels like a heavy blanket spread over over a cranky kid at bedtime. It’s often opposed with some kicking and screaming, but know we need it to straighten out and freshen up. Embrace...
View ArticleQuinoa Tabbouleh
Right now I’m just croaking for fresh, light flavours to brighten up this oh-so-wintery winter. If I wasn’t the absolute worst plant parent, I would still have some fresh herbs at my place to liven up...
View ArticleZuppa di Pesce
Being an East-Coast girl, I never have any shortage of beautiful, fresh fish available at the market near my house. Being able to talk to the fisherman who pulled my to-be-supper from the sea is only...
View ArticleNettle & Lovage Purée Farmers’ Market Freshness, Soupified!
In true-to-me fashion, I’m whipping up this post a mere 4 hours before the deadline for a fun recipe contest happening here in Halifax! It’s called FARM : MARKET : TABLE and is simple. Ingredients...
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