Welcome back! I hope everyone had a great long weekend. It was kind of chilly here, but still sunny for the most part. My partner and I celebrated the first long weekend of the summer with dinner at a local Indian fusion restaurant (so good, if you're in Edmonton you need to check it out), followed by a patio beer at a bar we've been meaning to ...
Wild Morel & Baby Kale Buttermilk Quiche
If you follow me on Instagram, you probably saw my (very excited) post about the wild morels I found at the farmers market a week or two ago. Morels are a type of mushroom with a flavour that has been described as earthy, woodsy, smoky, nutty, or meaty. They can't be cultivated, and so must be picked from the wild. They begin popping in the spring, ...
Lacto-Fermented Kimchi
This batch of kimchi was my second attempt at this traditional fermented Korean side dish. The first version I made was good, but overly salty and not quite what I was aiming for. I decided to try my hand at kimchi again recently, after my partner suggested we use our fermented hot sauce as part of the recipe. Genius! Seriously. If you haven't yet ...
Eggplant Noodles with Vegan Alfredo Sauce
Have you ever heard of making noodles out of vegetables? If you're trying to reduce refined wheat products or processed foods in your diet, these noodles are a great way to enjoy a pasta-like dish. I got a Big Boss Slice-A-Roo for Christmas, and I've been having lots of fun playing with it. I've made noodles with harder veggies like carrots, beets, ...
Roasted Root Vegetables with Fresh Herbs
I have an extensive collection of dried herbs in my cupboard, but nothing beats fresh herbs in a recipe. For the past couple summers, I've kept an herb pot on my balcony. Winter comes, the plants die. I've never been great with plants (I'm trying! Maybe too hard?) so I just let the winter take them away. In the summer, I start over again. Well this ...
Tempeh Cabbage Wraps with Sticky Rice
Wraps are just one of those foods that people love. They're quick, they're convenient, they're portable, and they're tasty. Unfortunately though, flour wraps are often heavily processed and devoid of nutrients. I know how hard it can be to give up foods you love, even when you know they just aren't health-supportive. Even still, sometimes the ...
Roasted Red Pepper Hummus
Eating healthy doesn't have to be expensive. Most health food stores (and other grocery stores) will discount their less-than-fresh produce in order to sell it before it goes bad. Our local health food store has a discount section, and I check it out every time I'm there. Sometimes the produce in that section actually looks pretty good, and will ...
Roasted Eggplant Cherry Tomato Soup
This is one of those cleaning-out-the-fridge soups that turned out to be wonderful enough to share! Healthy eating doesn't have to be hard. Once you get comfortable with using plant-based foods, it comes so easy! Stock your kitchen with healthy foods - if you buy healthy things, you'll eat healthy things. So while cleaning out the fridge ...
Eggplant & Potato Casserole with Green Lentils
I'd been dreaming about making this dish for awhile. I'm not sure what brought the idea into my head, but it definitely had something to do with the fact that one night I had only eggplants and potatoes left in the fridge. I dreamt up a dish, layered like a casserole or scalloped potatoes, with hearty layers of lentils nestled in-between. I can't ...
Red Cabbage Nachos with Salsa, Spiced Lentils, & Avocado Sour Cream
On New Year's Eve I was chatting with one of my good friends, Kerry. She lives in Halifax, a three hour time difference from here in Edmonton. As you can imagine we don't get to see each other very often. When she asked me to create a healthy nacho recipe for her, I immediately accepted the challenge. Over the next few days, I pondered ways to ...
