Everybody Likes Sandwiches in food
friendly weekends: chopped miso slaw with tofu
I love long weekends, even though as a self-employed person, those kind of designations don’t really mean that much. Sometimes I feel a bit like the Countess Dowager from Downton Abbey asking... Continue reading »
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rainy day soup: red lentil mexican soup
For a good solid week or two, Vancouver was trapped in the arms of summer. Smiles were given out to random strangers, windows and doors were left wide open, and the world just seemed that much... Continue reading »
Everybody Likes Sandwiches in food
sweet yams in the summertime: southwest potato salad
After my last few posts of cakes, muffins and cookies, I figured I better post a salad. I made this for dinner the other night because I wanted to use up the yams lingering around my vegetable... Continue reading »
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the birthday cake that almost wasn’t: caramel cake
Like I mentioned in a previous post, I just wasn’t feeling my birthday this year. But you know, things got a lot better. On the day of my birthday there wasn’t cake, but there was a... Continue reading »
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the very best chocolate chip cookie recipe ever
I don’t often make chocolate chip cookies. I love them, but I’m pretty picky. There’s the kind I grew up with, the recipe that came from the back of the chocolate chip bag.... Continue reading »
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wake-up call: banana, coconut, & lime muffins
Oh hi, thanks for sticking around while I got a bit overwhelmed with everything. I’m not sure if in the past week or two I was buried under work and commitments or whether I was a bit grateful... Continue reading »
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my favorite tomato sauce (with onions & orange)
Some food combinations are wonderful but others can have you scratching your head. For instance, last week, I picked up some coconut milk cheese at my local deli. I like coconut and I like cheese, so... Continue reading »
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kale salad with toasted coconut
Don’t let the picture above fool you. It looks weird and kinda brown and shiny – like some kind of magical dragon shed its tasty skin in my bowl – but that right there, is a bowl... Continue reading »
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a good breakfast: creamy spiced oatmeal
I’m breathing a huge sigh of relief. We’ve moved into our own home (well, it’s still an apartment, but it’s our very own place) and we’re totally thrilled. The act of... Continue reading »
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curried red lentil & mushroom burgers (& a recipe for homemade mayonnaise)
It’s been a while since I’ve made some veggie burgers, but when faced with a major cupboard clean-up, coming up with recipes from meager beginnings is a fun challenge. I had a small... Continue reading »
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tame the march madness: carrot ginger dressing
Moving apartments. There’s the process of finding boxes, fiddling with packing tape, stacking boxes and boxes of really, really heavy boxes filled with records and books, all while wondering if... Continue reading »
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neighbourhood loving: union market chocolate macaroon copycat bars
I love trying to recreate some of my favorite things from local shops and restaurants. I first tried my hand at the UBC cake from the Uprising Bakery. I think I did pretty well and that recipe has... Continue reading »
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moving on: broccoli spinach soup
I’ve been pulling my hair out this week. Last week my gut was churning with nerves. Butterflies and hair-pulling do not make for restful sleep patterns. The thing is, we’re moving.... Continue reading »
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sesame tahini cookies
Two Saturdays ago, we took off across the bridge and drove up into the mountains with some rented snowshoes and a couple of friends. There had been avalanche warnings that morning and I was a teensy... Continue reading »
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the dinner solution: noodles with ham, peas, spinach & yogurt
There’s a lot to be said for sitting tight and remaining focused on work and crossing things off the to-do (or as I like to call it, the Teux Deux) list. And this month, my list is looooong. So... Continue reading »
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sesame dip of goodness
My friend introduced me to an amazing dip and I’ve become sorta addicted to it. The thing is, it doesn’t look like much at all. It’s beige and a bit lumpy from the sesame seeds. The... Continue reading »
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seven more years: savannah buttermint ice cream
It’s been one of those weeks and it’s nice to have a cloudy Sunday morning to reflect back on things. There was a bit of big news: we bought a car. Now, for most people, it’s kind... Continue reading »
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sticky baked lentils & pinto beans
Last weekend, I was still in pantry cleaning mode. I spied a jar of dried pinto beans and decided to put them to boil – no soaking required since the beans themselves were pretty fresh. Some... Continue reading »
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3 brown bananas: vegan cocoa-coconut banana bread
I’m wiping up the mud and debris left from January and welcoming February with open arms. January is a rough month. It starts out on a high, with resolutions and promises. But I dunno,... Continue reading »
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farro & arugula salad with beets
There’s a bit of a cupboard clean-out going on in my kitchen. I have one cupboard divided in half: one side for savory things, like rice, grains and canned goods and one side for baking stuff,... Continue reading »
