When summer finally gets here, this salad will make for a fabulous picnic item. With the longest day of the year a mere 6 days away, here’s hoping for some warmer, brighter, al fresco dining weather.
The apples in this recipe provide some sweetness, while the crunchy celery and meaty walnuts bring a slightly bitter [...]
Posts under ‘Recipes-Veggies + Salads’
waldorf salad + blue cheese
edible calendula flowers
This year’s Calendula Flowers blooming in my garden.
I must admit that I’m a girl who loves her bling, which is probably why I am so stoked that the calendula flowers in my veggie garden are finally starting to bloom. They don’t have any particular fragrance and their flavour is nothing to speak of, but their [...]
beet ‘noodle’ salad
Yesterday I rekindled an all but forgotten love affair with my vegetable spiral slicer. Normally I am not one for acquiring space hogging kitchen gadgetry- but this one is truly worthy of the storage real estate it occupies. It was during last summer’s 100 Day Raw Challenge that I first discovered this tool. It cuts [...]
good eats with nutritionist stephanie hodges
Vitalis Nutrition founder Stephanie Hodges first came across my radar last November, when I saw her speak at Vancouver’s own Pecha Kucha speaker series. On the evening’s program she was listed as a ‘Nutritionist and Adventure Foodie’. What appealed to me right away about Stephanie is how enthusiastic she is to share her passion for [...]
my new boyfriend’s marinated roasted beets
Left: Outstanding in the Field founder Jim Denevan. Right: My beets from summer 2009
O.k., so Jim Denevan isn’t really my bf. In fact, we have never even met….. but if he could just get a look at these beautiful beets I grew in my backyard garden last summer, I know that he would love me [...]
a culinary escape- exploring vietnamese cuisine
Salad with Shredded Pork, Rice Noodles and Spring rolls at Au Petit Cafe.
What with the short (and grey) days, the perpetual deluge of rain and the recently arrived Visa bills, it would seem that the January blahs have truly set in. And, from where I’m sitting, there is no better way to ward them off [...]
roasted radishes- saveur’s top 100
If ever pressed to choose just one, Saveur would win hands down as my favourite food magazine. Its eclectic content is consistently down home accessible, while at the same time worldly and inspiring. One of my favourite Christmas gifts ever was an annual subscription given to me by my good pal, Darrell. That was two [...]
panzanella salad
The 14 tomato plants growing my backyard are providing a consistent, ripening supply of sweet, juicy, heirloom goodness. It is really exciting to finally be eating the fruits of my labour….. Black Krim, Green Zebra, Gardener’s Delight and Kootenai varieties all mingle to provide a cornucopia of culinary opportunity. Though they are truly sublime right [...]
french bistro and cinema night
Moi et Pierre (A.K.A. Peter P.) getting ready to serve our dinner guests.
Last Sunday brought with it an opportunity for my good pal, Peter and I to create and serve a French themed meal for 8. ‘French Bistro & Cinema Night’ was a belated birthday gift from both of us to our (French Canadian) [...]
recipe for beef bourguignon
Moo la la! (Photo by Sander de Graaf)
Beef Bourguignon
(Serves 8)
4 slices of bacon- finely sliced
2 1/2 lbs beef shin, cut into cubes + flour to drudge
2 medium onions, peeled + large dice
2 carrots, peeled + rough chop
2 stalks of celery, peeled + rough chop
1 lb nice mushrooms, quartered
4 cloves garlic
1 bouquet garni (Sprig [...]
