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grilled zucchini & tomato salad
Monster zucchini and tomatoes of all heirloom varieties mark the month of August. In past years, I had a large garden brimming with an obscene amount of veggies, greens, and herbs. Now I have...
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sausage & pepper breakfast bake
Breakfast makes me squeamish, eggs leave me feeling oogy. During the whole30 I realized eggs are not my friend, we may reconcile one day but are not currently on speaking terms. Breakfast is coffee...
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whole30 round two
Well hello again, whole30. I think we’ll have a different relationship this time round. I assume we will play nice, no headaches, no hate-all-things-phase, it’ll be all tiger blood and sweet dreams....
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mushroom, sausage & caramelized onion frittata
Breakfast is my nemesis, I have such a hard time getting on board the breakfast train, all I really ever want is a coffee and a banana with cashew macadamia nut butter. Last week I managed to eat and...
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garlic scape pesto
Lazy Saturdays are worth a week of toddler breakfast coercion, bathroom battles, and rushing to preschool. A perfect Saturday is a lazy walk to the Junction Farmers Market, coffee in hand, toddler...
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ras-el-hanout roasted carrots
When I first met my husband, we were young university students, he lived in a co-op house with nine other people who would become our close friends into adulthood, and he had a kitchen. This was a big...
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bacon wrapped perch
I love farmers markets, so much so that my culinary school-Italian adventure blog was titled, to market, to market. In Toronto, we are so lucky to be able to visit several farmers markets each day and...
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whole30 meal plan
The whole30 is a tough month, it’s a recalibration of your mind and body. Being prepared and making double batches to eat the next day are the keys to success. I’ve put together a five-day meal plan...
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tabbouleh + lamb kofta
Working at the Cookbook Store in Toronto had its perks. Among them was the inside scoop on the great books from over the pond. When the book, Ottolenghi, came out many years ago in the UK, the...
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ribollita
Ribollita is one of my favourite soups; it reminds me of a lunch I enjoyed in Firenze with two of my dear friends. We had just climbed above the city to San Miniato al Monte, heard Gregorian chanting...
View ArticleGarlic Scapes 101 – How to Cook, Eat and Enjoy Scapes
WHAT ARE GARLIC SCAPES? Ever wondered what those strange green curlicues you’ve seen at the market in bunches or bushels are? Those are garlic scapes! Garlic scapes are incredible and not...
View Articleblack as midnight on a moonless night
Birthing a baby is hard. Drinking your coffee black. is. not. hard.(mantra of the day from It Starts with Food) note to self: must buy better coffee. The post black as midnight on a moonless night...
View ArticleKohlrabi 101 – How to Cook, Eat and Enjoy Kohlrabi
WHAT IS KOHLRABI? Feared most among CSA subscribers is the innocent kohlrabi. This totally alien looking vegetable is completely under utilized and desperately needs a marketing campaign to bolster...
View Articleday one: an unorganized mess & a crazy toddler
I have committed to the Whole30. I read the book, I drank the kool-aid.* I unfortunately did not get organized before starting it – a major mistake because I spent most of the day feeling stressed out...
View ArticleSweet Potato + Pepper Breakfast Tray Bake
I hate breakfast. Have I mentioned that before? My perfect morning involves a cup of coffee and some quality time with the newspaper. The Whole 30 requires a substantial breakfast that includes...
View ArticleRoasted Squash + Cashew Cream Zoodles
I’m a city mouse. I’ve been a fervent Torontonian for 16 years. As much as I love my city, I also love escaping it. What does this have to do with roasted squash zoodles? It started with a bucolic trip...
View ArticleTurmeric Coconut Cauliflower Rice
Do you say TOO-muric or TUR-meric? I had one of those moments where my pronunciation didn’t match the spelling and I thought I’d been embarrasingly saying it wrong all along. The “internet” has...
View ArticleCitrus Baked Olives
Until 7 years ago, olives were no friend of mine. As a kid, olives arrived on pizza, besmirching the entire pie with their essence. I finally came around to olives when I was going to school and...
View ArticleJerk Chicken Wings + 10 Paleo Game Day Recipes
How about that local sports team? I’m not much of a sports fan but I appreciate the zeal of football fans. I willingly participate in March Madness and Super Bowl pools because I like to see how far...
View ArticleMango Chicken Curry – Instant Pot + Slow Cooker
The Instant Pot is taking over the internet. Do you have one? I’ve had one of these slow cooking, pressure cooking, rice, yogurt (and apparently cheesecake!) makers for a long time now and it mostly...
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