Top Chef Canada – Season 4 Begins!
For those of us that never tire of reality-based cooking shows, it’s exciting news that Season 4 of Top Chef Canada has just premiered…
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Healthy Mac and Cheese
My family LOVES creamy macaroni and cheese. Here’s a quick and healthy version with veggies and low-fat cheese. I like to boost the healthy…
Chocolate Kale Cookies
These cookies are great because they combine the decadence of chocolate with the goodness of kale. Every member of your family will enjoy these…
Kale: the good, the green and the leafy
Interesting fact: until the end of the Middle Ages, kale was one of the most common green vegetables in all of Europe. (Source: Wikipedia) Kale…
Shiitake and Mashed Tofu Pockets
Nobuyuki “Nobu” Matsuhisa is a celebrity chef and restaurateur known for his fusion cuisine blending traditional Japanese dishes with South American ingredients. In 2012,…
Top 5 “Must-Have” Kitchen Gadgets
There is nothing more exciting than getting a nifty new kitchen gadget to save time and energy. Here is my carefully compiled list of…
Cauliflower “Mashed Potatoes”
Fluffy mashed potatoes are a comforting sidekick to so many of my favourite dishes: roast chicken or beef, Shepherd’s pie, bangers and mash, and…
Mexican Beans
This is an easy side dish for Chicken Fajitas, or it can be a vegetarian main dish with some Mexican rice. Perhaps the best…
Chicken Fajitas
This is a tasty alternative to the sodium and preservative-packed taco and fajita kits from the grocery store. This recipe is adapted from one…
Southern Vegetable Gumbo
Okra is one of my favourite vegetables … gooey and crunchy goodness. This gumbo recipe, adapted from “The Vegetarian Slow Cooker: Over 200 Delicious…