You're going to want to get your kitchen gloves ready for this one... Beets are messy. This recipe is relatively mess-free, but you'll still end up purple if you're not careful. One trick is lemon juice, so juice a lemon using your hands when this is all said and done, and … [Read more...] about Beet, Orange, and Black Olive Salad with Orange Flower Water from “Plenty”
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Quinoa Salad with Lime and Roasted Butternut Squash
Quinoa Salad with Lime and Roasted Butternut Squash 1 medium butternut squash, peeled, seeded and cut into 1-inch cubes 6 tbsp olive oil, divided 1/2 tsp salt 1/4 tsp pepper 1 cup mixed wild and basmati rice (or whatever kind of rice you have or want to use) 1 cup quinoa (I … [Read more...] about Quinoa Salad with Lime and Roasted Butternut Squash
A Salad I Could Eat Everyday: Quinoa Salad with Lime and Roasted Sweet Potatoes
Okay, Mr. Ottolenghi, lets see how you did... ...for the 4th Annual Volk/Watson Extravaganza I cherry-picked from Yotam Ottolenghi's gourmet vegetable cookbook, "Plenty". I kind of cheated because I did choose some recipes I'd already tested and knew to be wonderful (the roasted … [Read more...] about A Salad I Could Eat Everyday: Quinoa Salad with Lime and Roasted Sweet Potatoes
A Food Intolerance-Free and Dietary Restriction-Conscious Christmas: Dairy-free, vegan, and gluten-free recipes for the holidays
This week on CKUT 90.3FM radio I presented a Christmas dinner menu and some holiday hosting ideas catering to those who don’t eat gluten, dairy, or meat. Or for considerate holiday party hosts who want something to feed the dangerous Christmas party guest - the vegan. I don't … [Read more...] about A Food Intolerance-Free and Dietary Restriction-Conscious Christmas: Dairy-free, vegan, and gluten-free recipes for the holidays
Socca Chickpea Flour Tart with Caramelized Onions and Roasted Tomatoes
Do you like pancakes? I love pancakes, but the flour, milk, and butter part of pancakes doesn't like me. So a recipe for Italian savoury pancakes sounded heavenly. This is basically a pancake topped with slow-cooked onions and roasted tomatoes. It's simple comfort food, and the … [Read more...] about Socca Chickpea Flour Tart with Caramelized Onions and Roasted Tomatoes
Butternut Squash and Bean Soup
When you have the triumvirate of soup vegetables in your fridge (carrots, leeks, and celery), you make soup. Simple as that. I also had a butternut squash. So that went in too. And some cooked black-eyed peas. If I'd had a potato or celeriac or spinach or chard, I would have … [Read more...] about Butternut Squash and Bean Soup
The Globe & Mail, Perfectly Roasted Beets, and My Renewed Faith in Print Media
It's been a long time since I trusted a recipe from a newspaper. In general I figure most newspaper recipes are very good, but you hit a bad one and it scares you off. So why give them a second chance when you have reliable, overly-tested cookbooks, as I do. But I love roasted … [Read more...] about The Globe & Mail, Perfectly Roasted Beets, and My Renewed Faith in Print Media
Simple Vegetable Soup: Leek, Celery, Carrot, Kale, and Potato
Sometimes I feel like my digestive system is over-worked, it's unionized, and is picketing... So, like any good enlightened despot I give a false reprise. I make soup in an effort to convince my stomach its won before diving wholeheartedly back into grains, breads, beans, meat, … [Read more...] about Simple Vegetable Soup: Leek, Celery, Carrot, Kale, and Potato
Raw Beet Sushi and a Bloody Mess
It took a lot of tries before I got a picture of a beet juice-free plate of this sushi... Boy was I was sick of beet salad. There's just nothing gourmet and exciting about yet again shredding a few pounds of the juicy things and tossing it with apple cider vinegar, or lemon … [Read more...] about Raw Beet Sushi and a Bloody Mess
The Jerusalem Artichoke Manifesto
I have strong opinions about vegetables. I have equally strong opinions about overly-verbose political writings. With that in mind I offer a concise list (with added optional endnotes) of my personal beliefs with regards to Jerusalem artichokes: 1. Jerusalem artichokes … [Read more...] about The Jerusalem Artichoke Manifesto