I have no idea what was going on with my inner carnivore last weekend, but I found myself consuming alarming amounts of lamb, sausage and meatloaf in a very short period of time. With my incisors now retracted, I have come to my senses. Now it is a mostly vegetarian diet that I seek.
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caramelized onion lentil dip
girlie hummus
One of the biggest perks to come from having my own veggie garden this summer has been the plentiful supply of edible flowers. Both nasturtium and calendula petals have been decorating many of my creations, providing a cheery, colourful, confetti like effect. Their flavours are mild and their textures delicate. In short….. they make one’s [...]
baba ganouj (eggplant dip) + flax seed crackers
Eggplants await their next life as Baba Ganouj.
The evite for Tara’s 40th b-day last Saturday came with a request to please bring some snack food. With iffy weather and a guest list of diverse palates, I settled on an old favourite….. I’ve been making this Baba Ganouj (Mooseswood Cookbook) recipe for over 15 years and [...]
baby, it’s cold outside
An old man once told me ”There’s no such thing as cold weather- just bad dressers.” But I beg to differ. No matter what I do these days to stay warm, even when indoors, I’m continually chilled to the bone (and I like to think that I am dressed for the climate). So I’ve been [...]
santa’s spicy nuts
“A fanatic is a nut who has something to believe in.” – Dean Koontz
Having never made spiced nuts before, this year it seemed like a good idea to give them a try, and to then gift the results to a (lucky?) few…..I think they are pretty darn tasty, not to mention a nice change from [...]
fig fest!
My friends, Stephanie and Neil, are blessed with three gorgeous fig trees in their back yard. Being creative and generous folk, and also the loving parents of their one year old son, Costello; it would seem that they were inspired by their abundant harvest to arrange the following special gathering:
FIG FEST ‘07
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