So you want to eat local but don't want to spend a fortune? It's possible! Especially right now in summer when stores of full of cantaloupes, cauliflower, blueberries, raspberries, corn, peppers, potatoes, carrots...and the list goes on. This morning on Global Montreal, I did … [Read more...] about How to Find Deals on Local Food (Plus Recipes for Cauliflower BBQ Wings, Roasted Sage Potatoes and a Seasonal Mixed Vegetable Salad
Vegetables
Sustainable BBQ Smelt with Grilled Vegetables and Lemon
When it's hot and muggy like it's been recently in Montreal, the last thing you want to do is turn on the oven. BBQ-ing is something I've only gotten into since a friend of mine helped me break down his giant beast of a cooker to get it off his third floor balcony by carrying it … [Read more...] about Sustainable BBQ Smelt with Grilled Vegetables and Lemon
Spinach with White Wine and Dried Cranberries
Whether you have fresh spinach sprouting in your garden or a frozen block in your freezer, this is a simple side dish recipe that's easy to throw together as part of a more complicated (or just as easy) meal. The dried cranberries add a touch of sweetness and the wine lets just … [Read more...] about Spinach with White Wine and Dried Cranberries
Wild Blueberry Poke Bowl with Nordic Shrimp and Roast Chicken
I used to cut a lot of recipes out of newspapers. I know, I know. Nobody under the age of 50 does that anymore. And to be fair, I don't do it anymore either. I've actually never had a subscription in my name to an actual, physical newspaper. I think the last one I clipped was for … [Read more...] about Wild Blueberry Poke Bowl with Nordic Shrimp and Roast Chicken
Roasted Orange and Hazelnut Lentil Salad
Picnic fare? Gourmet vegan fare? Sunday soulfood? Call it what you want, but this recipe for tiny-bit-sweet braised lentils with savoury hazelnut oil is pure deliciousness. No, it's not just for vegans. And the best part is that it's ridiculously easy. No, I lied. The best … [Read more...] about Roasted Orange and Hazelnut Lentil Salad
Vegan Appetizers: Crunchy Spiced Tofu, Cucumber and Olives Canapés
I know, this sounds weird, but by baking the spiced tofu, it ends up crunchy – kind of like a thick chip – and it offsets the juicy cucumber and salty olive pieces. The best part is that non-vegans won't easily be able to tell that it's tofu, because it doesn't … [Read more...] about Vegan Appetizers: Crunchy Spiced Tofu, Cucumber and Olives Canapés
Dutch Oven Versus Slow-cooker Braised Chicken, White Wine and Fennel (Le Creuset Recipe)
This is the same recipe I made in a slow-cooker for a "Healthy New Year's Eating" segment on Breakfast Television this January. When I splurged on a second-hand Le Creuset Dutch oven, though, I had to remake the recipe for the comparison. I figured the Le Creuset baked version … [Read more...] about Dutch Oven Versus Slow-cooker Braised Chicken, White Wine and Fennel (Le Creuset Recipe)
Vegetarian Wild Mushroom Risotto
"Rice, say the Italians, is born in water and dies in wine," writes author Margaret Visser in her book Much Depends on Dinner. Would that we could all be so lucky? Hmm...that makes me sound a bit like an alcoholic, when I really just meant that I like swimming... Point … [Read more...] about Vegetarian Wild Mushroom Risotto
Buffalo Turnip Wings (Vegan)
These sound weird, I know. And I should have posted these before the Super Bowl, I know. But really, I've just saved that handful of football-watching vegans the annoyance of explaining to stereotypical meatitarians how these are better than chicken wings. You're … [Read more...] about Buffalo Turnip Wings (Vegan)
Homemade Sriracha Chili Sauce (aka “Rooster Sauce, aka “the big bottle of red hot sauce in Vietnamese restaurants”)
This is a great homemade hot sauce that resembles Asian rooster sauce. No preservatives. Fermented for 4 days. Made with green cayennes instead of long red chili peppers, and rice vinegar instead of harsh regular vinegar. Thus, better, I feel. I started with 3 lbs of green … [Read more...] about Homemade Sriracha Chili Sauce (aka “Rooster Sauce, aka “the big bottle of red hot sauce in Vietnamese restaurants”)