Brrrr! Today is the first day it has really felt like Fall in Victoria. So much so that I immediately yanked out the slow cooker at 7 am this morning to warm my house with the scent of an all day stew. Yesterday I took the book, Sporkfed , out of the library. I’ve been perusing it, but [...]
MyWholeDeal in Tofino-Part 3
On July - 3 - 2012
(*NOTE: This the third in a multi-part series chronicling the extreme, sustainable, yumm-osity of Canada’s Pacific Rim. MyWholeDeal.com was generously hosted by Tourism Tofino to attend Grazing in Gardens, the main event of the Tofino Food and Wine Festival, and to experience what Tofino, BC, has to offer a clean-eating traveler. Special thanks to Kirsten [...]
Easy Lentil Burgers
On June - 8 - 2011
Hoo Hoo Billy. It has been a super-dumb week and a bit. So much stuff has transpired to change the trajectory of my little world and I just did not feel like cooking or blogging or talking to anyone. But, you can only be in a funk for so long before you are known as [...]
Mojo Cubano Potstickers
On June - 1 - 2011
I was snarfy hungry on Saturday afternoon. I think the kids are calling it hangry these days. Whatever the moniker, once my entire family had casually yet pointedly removed themselves from my presence, I realised I needed to eat something right quick or risk solitary confinement for the rest of the weekend. The problem is [...]
Easy Lentil Tacos
On May - 5 - 2011
YAY! I love any excuse to post Mexican-inspired recipes because those are hands down the recipes that get the most love from the eating enthusiasts in my family. But today is Cinco de Mayo, so I’m totally justified. Except that I am Canadian and Wikipedia claims this day has nothing to do with me. Oh, [...]
Crispy Baked Lentil Spinach Pierogies
On April - 16 - 2011
Lentils are by far my favourite legume. I was a horrible, picky child, so when I was finally allowed to give up meat as a teenager, I found I was faced with a conundrum: I thought beans were super-icky to the max. For serious. But the late 90s weren’t a stellar time for faux-meat products, [...]
Burn the Sick Out Soup
On April - 7 - 2011
I am sick. So, achy, chest cold-y, wretchy, fever-y, chill-y, gross-y yuck sick. But, you know what? I’m craftier than some stupid invasive infection! I’m gonna burn the mutha out. Garlic, ginger, chillies, Sriracha–burn, burn, you’re gonna burn, little buggies! Yet, despite the multitude of spicy ingredients, this soup is more warming than scorching (although, [...]
