Golden Beet Salad with Basil Vinaigrette
Golden beets with kohlrabi, goat cheese and basil vinaigrette I know it seems a shame to make a beet and goat cheese salad in the ripe and juicy fecundity of summer when come wintertime nearly every...
View ArticleGrilled Greek Salad
Just a quick post today. After soaking up the sun at the beach I opted to grill all the components of a Greek salad except the feta. Feta’s not a cheese that browns or gets nice and gooey with heat so...
View ArticleSugar Pumpkin and Black Bean Salad With Ginger Lime Vinaigrette
This salad almost didn’t happen because the sugar pumpkin was just too darn cute. Will you look at that thing? You don’t want to eat it! You want to dress it up in a knitted hat or something. I tried...
View ArticleMourning Food: Cashew Cacao Breakfast Pudding
Sorry I haven’t written in awhile. I’ve been preoccupied with the illness and subsequent death of a dear friend. Bill was the father of my boyfriend, Bill Jr. but he was also one of my favourite...
View ArticleSmoky Cashew Enchiladas(Vegan, Natch!)
I love me an enchilada. Last week I had a craving that would just not quit. We seem to be short on Mexican restaurants here in Vancouver so I was forced to wade out into the enchilada-making frontier....
View ArticleVegan Indian Creamed Spinach
Isn’t this a strange little plate? I found it in a rummage store. It’s cleanse time! Have you ever noticed that with summer comes a lot of sugar? Not that I regret a single mouthful of sour cherry and...
View ArticleCrazy for Calcium: Sesame Kale Salad
A lady can never have too many recipes for kale. I’m on a bit of a fitness kick at the moment. I’ve been doing Tracy Anderson’s dance based mat workout most days of the week. I love it. I’m only using...
View ArticleApples ‘n Onions ‘n Eggs on Chick Pea Flour Pancakes
My friend C**dy gifted me with a nice big sack of apples yesterday. She made me promise not to tell anyone where I got them because an as-yet-unidentified pest got at her apple tree and some of the...
View ArticleBrussels Sprout and Beet Pickles
At a restaurant recently our cheese and charcuterie plate was served with a sweet little pile of pickled Brussels sprouts and a dab of grainy mustard. What a revelation! For starters, they were so...
View ArticleThe Best Skiing Trail Mix
Today’s post isn’t really a recipe so much as just kind of a thing I do. I love to go up skiing and near Vancouver we’re absolutely spoiled with wonderful places to go. I had my first day out at...
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