A nice alternative to seitan cutlets if you want something gluten free, or just something a bit different.
Category: Lunch
Warm Quinoa-Broccoli Salad
Grains, vegetables and the haunting perfumes of garlic and fresh spices. Okay, maybe it sounds a bit dramatic as a description, but spices really get my creative and gastric juices going.
Roasted Vegetable Extravaganza
When there’s 42 degrees of difference between the temperature indoors and outdoors, you know it’s cold enough for heavy-duty roasting in the kitchen.
Unconventional Borscht
A golden soup for grey days!
Hearty Vegetable Soup
If you keep up on Canadian weather, I’m in one of those places where the “Polar vortex” has kept spring at bay and temperatures sub-zero. So instead of frolicking in dandelion greens and fiddleheads, it’s still winter fare as the snow falls outside. Soup weather: to help with the sniffles and warm the shivering bones,…
Creemy Cauliflower and Celeriac Soup
This is a crowd-pleaser. Even the pickiest of palates is sure to appreciate the rich and unctuous mouthfeel, the discreet spicing and the wintery hue. Paired with a salad it makes a lovely light meal although it could also serve as the first course in a multiple-plate affair. This is also an incredibly simple soup to…
Easy Pan-Fried Tofu
This is the reliable old fallback for those rare time I make tofu rather than beans. It’s great on top of grains, alongside a serving of greens, or added to a meal-salad. It also works well as filling for a wrap or pita pocket. And most important – the toddler likes it – so it…
Basic Pea and Veggie Soup with Variations to Try
Everybody needs a basic vegetable soup recipe that’s quick, easy and empties the fridge of what’s hanging out and starting to look stupid; this is mine. Bonus: it makes tons of soup (think 20 cups or more) so there’s lots left to reheat during the week or freeze for later. Second bonus: the turmeric makes…
Three-Squash Soup
One of my co-workers had a particularly productive spaghetti squash harvest and as a result, I’ve been gifted with a couple dozen the beautiful gourds. When you’ve got 21 spaghetti squash hanging about, there’s only so much squash and tomato sauce a person can take. So I’ve been branching out, finding other ways to use…
Almond Meal Veggie Pâté
If you make your own strained almond (or other nut) milk, then you know that nut meal multiplies quickly and that the freezer can only hold so much of it before you run out of space for other stuff. I’m therefore eternally looking for things to do with nut mulch since I abhor wasting food….
Arugula-Pistachio Pesto Pasta
Arugula grows like a weed in the garden and there’s only so much salad that one can take. Luckily, it can be used in much the same way as spinach or basil, with an extra peppery punch that is. It can also bulk out pesto and combines beautifully with whatever herbs are fresh and in…
Apple-Sprout Salad with Creamy Avocado Dressing
Summer has sprung and the young kale and arugula in the garden are ready for the first of many harvests! Combined with whatever small sprout is ready in the kitchen, this signals the time for one of my favourite salads. The sweet, spicy, crunchy and creamy all explode in the mouth with every bite and…
Crunchy Cooking 