Barberries and Spice Make Everything Nice…A Ground Turkey Tale
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May 20, 20141 min read
Do You Know Your Trending Fashion Food Colours?
Trending summer colours… orchid pink, green, and bright orange! Star of the show… fresh shelled fava beans. Lots only made a little more...
Apr 30, 20143 min read
Nutritious Lunch Bowls and Other Lifestyle Changes
It has been over a month into my healthy lifestyle change. Not that I wasn’t eating healthy before, but I enjoyed restaurant foods and...
Jan 30, 20143 min read
Beetroot Bucatini Pasta Dough Project: Pain or Pleasure
My new kitchen toy is the Kitchenaid pasta extruder. To anoint the new attachment, the project was to make beetroot bucatini. Bucatini is...
Nov 16, 20133 min read
Pizza Snap Crackle and Pop
Don’t you love to press on bubble wrap and hear that crackle and pop? How about pizza in a snap with that same wonderful joyful feeling?...
Oct 30, 20132 min read
A Wholesome Trick Dinner for the Treating…Pumpkin Ricotta Penne
Thinking of partaking in trick and treating this Halloween? Why not try your hand at this easy nutritious vegetarian dinner before you...
Oct 16, 20132 min read
Yeehaw to Vegan Vegetarian Chili!!!
This eating healthy gig is still going strong. I am having a blast coming up with different combinations using vegetables and legumes....
Oct 6, 20133 min read
Not So Fishy | Coho My Personal Choice
We’ve all been told we should increase our fish intake at least to three times a week. Wild salmon has been touted to be a delicious...
Sep 26, 20132 min read
Sublime Floral Notes…Reminiscent of Summer Blossom Honey
Some years ago when I was offering The Spice Lady’s Food Safari dinners, John Van Alten, the proprietor of Dutchman’s Gold Honey,...
Jun 23, 20132 min read
The Simple Beautiful Bounty of Earth’s Culinary Pleasures
This time of year is awesome for fresh gorgeous produce. Discover it at your local grocery or farmer’s market. It’s a good time to treat...
Mar 4, 20133 min read
Gourmet Sunday Night Dinner in a Snap
Sundays’ seem to offer the best time to spend with family. I usually spend my Sundays doing errands and topping up on groceries. When...
Feb 16, 20133 min read
Lamb or Veal…hmmm?
My neighbourhood Rowe Farms butcher and I had a nice long telephone chat the other day. I was looking for some osso bucco veal shanks to...
Dec 19, 20123 min read
How Solo Can You Go? Mediterranean Osso Bucco
I’ve finished giving my last workshop before taking holidays. Last night I was in a hungry mood to treat myself. A nice dinner seemed...
Sep 27, 20122 min read
Vegan Delish Quinoa Dish…low fat…low sodium…Full of Fibre
In keeping with my healthy eating and to keep on track with my diet, I am consuming tons of veggies. I buy an array of interesting ones...
Sep 12, 20122 min read
Italian and Braised Comfort Food…for the High Holidays or Anytime! Yummamia!
My daughter was visiting for a week before we all trotted off to New York for a weekend of culinary satiation and theatre. One of her...
Jun 3, 20123 min read
Magic Trick…Presto!….Mango Cashew Chicken…Tadah…with Veggies!
Funny…to satisfy both of my childrens’“What’s for Dinner cravings”, bare in mind they both live in separate cities, a stir fry does the...
Dec 17, 20113 min read
Brisket is a Great Accessory for the Holidays
Forget the meatballs …well maybe don’t forget them if you fear a revolt from those who look forward to them…but you can add something...
Nov 27, 20112 min read
Chinese Food Take Out at Christmas…Memories
It was a great Spanish cooking class last Friday. Intimate conversation, with genuine people. The Mussels in Deconstructed Romesco Sauce...
Nov 17, 20114 min read
Get a Load of Them Lentils
No really…go get a load of them. There is good reason to consume lots of lentils. They are packed full of nutrients. These tiny morsels...
Sep 8, 20114 min read
Welcome Autumn, Seat Sales, and Meat Patties
Welcome to autumn. The fall brings back to school, seat sales, wild blueberries, and the start of the apple crops. Do you receive those...
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