Category Archives: meatless wonders
arugula, strawberry, and lemon feta salad
What makes a perfect Sunday?
It comes as no surprise that the answer varies from person to person. Here’s a Sunday I remember: Sitting on our friends’ deck, watching their kids play and happily waiting for the delicious grilled steaks, veggies, and salad to read more
roasted garlic hummus
As I was putting together an assortment of snacks for an evening’s gathering, I got to thinking about the first time I made my own hummus.
It was a cold winter’s day in Montreal. I had recently moved in with my new roommate, a fun and hilarious Québécoise read more
zucchini apple and mint pesto soup
There is a person whose profession invokes ripples of fear through the bodies of people everywhere, young and old alike. A person who sends out evil reminders of their presence in your life. A person who tries to trick you with so-called “friendly” chatter and strawberry-flavored read more
quick eggs with herb cream cheese and cherry tomatoes
inspired by 101 Cookbooks
The past two months have been quite the roller coaster. Although, it wasn’t so much up and down as it was side to side. Maybe like… a Tilt-A-Whirl. Yeah! A Tilt-A-Whirl. Have you ever been on one of those things? Here’s a quote read more
ground cherry and walnut baked brie
I do not like the circus. I find the whole thing terrifying. I don’t like the fact that it is a traveling spectacle, for one thing. I don’t know, something about that just feels unsettling. I did get the chance to sit on an elephant read more
chunky guacamole
My truly fabulous sister recently returned from a much deserved week’s vaca in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. A vacation which I was really dying to crash.
I cannot help but journey back (mentally, of course) to the two months Mat and I spent there. Oh, the things we ate! read more
marinated artichokes
Artichokes. The very mention of them used to send a ripple of fear through my body. When I would pass them in the market in Montreal I couldn’t help but approach and reach out to pick one up, then my terror would take over as I zoomed in on those pointy tips and read more
chilli, herb and lemon marinated feta
I rarely make the same thing twice. This may sound like I’m bragging. I’m not. It’s a sickness. Where are all the Mental Health for Foodies Specialists these days, anyway? In the absence of such assistance, perhaps I might just lie back on the read more