[I should have just given up on the sticky notes, because I want to try Every. Single. Recipe. in this book!!] Okay, so if you’ve been reading this blog for any length of time at all, you know that I am decidedly not the type of gal to attend a rave. (Read: too old. And even […]
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The Original Slow Cooker: Review of 150 Best Tagine Recipes
[Hearty, slurpy, stick-to-your-ribs Lentil and Almond Tagine] Up until last month, the only tagine I had ever eaten were this one ** or one at a small Middle Eastern restaurant that the HH and I went to in the early days of our relationship. But then I was contacted by the lovely Martine from Robert […]
Moroccan Millet & Butternut Squash Pilaf from The Pure Kitchen
One of the things I admire about my dad is that he speaks something like eight languages. Having been born in Poland, he grew up in a milieu that encouraged multilingualism simply because of its promximity to so many other countries. Later, he lived in Russia and adopted their tongue; then he moved to Canada […]
SOS Parsnips: Gena’s Raw Sushi “Rice”
I’m from the generation that was raised on soap operas. In fact, I first learned to watch soaps at my mother’s knee (no, seriously: the TV was perched on her dresser at the foot of the bed; she sat on the bed, and I, on the floor. . . at her knee). When I was […]
SOS November Ingredient Reveal!
[No, my computer isn’t fixed yet. But since this post was all ready to go anyway, I figured I’d let you all in on the SOS Ingredient reveal. Enjoy!] Happy November! It’s the beginning of the month, which means it’s also time for a new SOS Kitchen Challenge ingredient reveal! Your posts last month all […]
I Am Thankful For. . . Unconventional Vegan Cassoulet
For someone who considers her typical days to be fairly mundane, it does seem I’ve got quite a soft spot for all things unconventional. I’d trace this penchant for the eccentric back to my grade six art class with Miss Tarnofsky. Miss T (we all thought it should stand for “Terror”) was the strictest, most […]
Thanksgiving Recipe Roundup!
[Chocolate Pumpkin Pôts de Crèmel Have you been keeping up with Vegan MoFo? Now that I’ve backed out of the festivities because I knew I couldn’t keep up–well, here I am, posting virtually every day in October thus far! With our Ontario elections today (go out and vote, people!) and our Thanksgiving coming up (stay […]
Easy, Creamy Kabocha-Sage Pasta (or Bean) Bake*
*Or, All You Need Is Squash I vividly remember the evening I first learned about the Beatles. I was barely into grade school; it was Sunday night and, like every other weekend, my parents were watching The Ed Sullivan Show. The only TV in our house was in my parents’ bedroom, perched on the wide […]
Grain-Free Pizza Crust
[Breakfast pizza: topped with sweet potato-almond spread, chopped chard, and cinnamon-coated apple slices] Although the anti-candida diet doesn’t require its victims suckers followers to eat a grain-free diet, I’ve found more and more that I tend to find it easier to adhere to the torment misery regimen when I eat grain free. But let’s face […]
Back-to-School-Swag: Review and Giveaway of Unprocessed by Chef AJ
[Rich and delicious raw Cream of Zucchini Soup] Hope y’all had a great Labor Day weekend (or Saturday and Sunday, as the case may be). The HH, Girls and I had a lovely weekend despite my need to do some school work. We brunched, enjoyed a couple of sun-kissed walks (and the Girls even had […]