Category: appetizer
Green Dream (Edamame & Avocado Hummus)
Summertime cooking tends to pair well with three particular descriptors: light, fresh, and fast. With pot-lucks and BBQs-a-plenty, it’s sometimes hard to stick to the “light” and “fresh” part of that…
Summer Chill (Gazpacho with Basil)
Montreal weather patterns seem to live by the catch-phrase “go big or go home.” We receive frequent weather warnings, which advise us to keep our pets, small children and elderly…
Dress Up (Sweet & Tangy Sesame Dressing)
I am aware that you don’t make friends with salad, however… nobody’s ever said that you don’t make friends with salad dressing! This dressing, my friends, is heaven in a mason…
Move Over, Minnestrone (Vegetable Soup)
I am generally not a soup person. The idea of having something that’s both liquidy and chunky at the same time on my spoon just doesn’t jive in my head,…
Dill-icious (Quick & Healthy Crispbreads)
Ahhh… the holidays. Between shopping, wrapping, cooking, planning, organising, cleaning, shovelling, discovering that you’ve got a big hole in the toe of your boot only after you step into a puddle of slush……
A Summer Toast (Tomato Basil Canapes)
Hats off (or, if you’re fair skinned like me, hats on) to my very favorite friend, Summertime. This summer, I’ve got my health in mind more than ever. So far,…
Rockin’ the Roquette
Nothing says summer like a fresh, hot corn on the cob. Sitting around with friends at a cookout, rolling the cobs in butter, burning the tips of my fingers. Chomping…
Tidbits
Got some stale bread? Don’t toss it, toast it! Then toast it again. Sprinkle it with some sea salt and spices, and boom – you’ve got yourself some fantastic croutons….
You Just Might Make Friends With Salad. (This Time).
I’ve never liked lettuce. Being a vegetarian for so many years, this fact has often startled people. Each time that I tell someone that I dislike lettuce, the reaction that…
Three Minute Masterpiece
Rice wraps.If you haven’t done so already, I strongly urge you to get on the bandwagon. Light and easy to work with, rice wraps are a fail safe go-to anytime…
