lemon roasted cauliflower with cumin & sumac
If you were to come to Vancouver, I’d take you to one of my favorite places. It’s a little restaurant called Nuba. We’d order their spiritual tonic, a fresh beet juice Bloody Mary that is as...
View Articleyam & bean orange-scented chili
It seems a bit foolish to whip up a big bowful of chili when spring is here. And that’s the wonderful thing about Vancouver – buds and blossoms begin to show their colours in February and by March and...
View Articlebeautiful magic: spicy roasted broccoli & shrimp
If there’s a meal that could make me shout my love from the rooftops, this recipe might just be the one. Forget that I had my camera settings all wrong when I took these photos – who could blame me to...
View Articletaco salad, for the summer of my imagination
As soon as we came back home from our NYC holiday, we picked up our first CSA share. As always, the first few CSA shares start small and then ramp up as the growing season really begins to take off....
View Articlepulled into fall: barley, split pea & greens soup
Something about fall pulls me into soup. Home feels more homey with a stock pot of something nutritious and wholesome simmering on the stove – it’s the comfort factor and the ease in how a meal can...
View Articlesuper tender dry-rubbed ribs with a sweet & spicy barbecue sauce
Let me start with a bit of a disclaimer. Whenever I post meat things, I get a lot of feed unsubscribes. True, I eat a lot of vegetables and post many vegetarian & vegan dishes here – but I do...
View Articlea bright spot: autumn chickpea & greens stew
September, you are gorgeous and I wish I could be outside right now to enjoy it all. However, despite the filtered sunshine and the turning leaves, I’ve become a whiny little jerk lately. All because...
View Articleroasted veggie enchilagnas?! why not!
Boy, has it ever been a time! I’m feeling a little worn out and run down trying to get over the cold that won’t let me go while trying to wrap up work projects and starting new ones. Phew! Well, maybe...
View Articlecumin toasted chickpeas with sausage & kale
November always marks the start of the busy season around here. Not only am I busy helping run the web business I run with my husband, the real kicker this time of year is my greeting card business....
View Articlenicely spiced: chickpea & carrot salad with fried almonds
May is birthday month. In my small surviving family, my dad, my brother and me were all born in May. Now that I’ve joined forces with my husband and his small family, we can add another birthday at...
View Articleaw nuts: sweet & spiced almonds
It’s 7 days until Christmas and I feel like I’m only just starting to get into the festive spirit. It’s been a very busy fall and winter and now that Got Craft (an awesome Vancouver craft fair) is...
View Articlepicnic planning: summer bulgur & chickpea salad
Salads that double as a meal are what I tend to eat come summertime. They should be hearty so you’re not left feeling hungry an hour later and they should be filled with the bounty that summer...
View Articleholy hippy yummm bowl
I love veggie bowls and yet I don’t make them as much as I’d like. I think I just forget about them so this post is a reminder to myself to make up a veggie bowl on a weekly basis. They’re healthy and...
View Articlered hands alert: carrot & beet salad with harissa, currants & mint
Farmer’s markets are in full swing still and last Wednesday I picked up some beets, carrots, garlic and mint. At the time of purchase, I wasn’t envisioning a meal that would use everything I bought,...
View Articlea very loaded tater: roasted sweet potato with spiced chickpeas, steamed...
Fall meals sound dreamy. Who doesn’t love that inherently cozy autumnal vibe that only a butternut squash risotto or a chocolate chip pumpkin loaf can give? It makes me want to pull up my tall wooly...
View Articleit takes two: one pot mujadara with mashed coconut yams
Nearly six years ago (whoa, has it been that long?) I made koshary, a dish that involved lentils, rice and pretty much every single pot I had at my disposal. The meal was tasty, but it was a lot of...
View Articleatakilt wat: turmeric-spiced potatoes, carrots & cabbage
Sunday was Mother’s Day. And because my mom isn’t around anymore, I couldn’t make her a meal or call her on the phone. But I pulled out a tablecloth that I had picked up when I was visiting with my...
View Articlethe perfect picnic salad: chickpea & vegetable salad with mint and a...
I know the official start of summer isn’t for another month, but the warm weather that we’ve got right now is clamouring for picnics, sunny patios and long bike rides. I’m digging it. I made this...
View Articleunfussy eats: chickpea veggie bowl with lemon tahini dressing
Please ignore the bad photos because they do not convey the deliciousness contained within! Bowl eating is my kind of food. A bunch of stuff, usually a mix of vegetables and grains, get mixed into a...
View Articlemexican-spiced lentils with sweet potatoes
Vancouver has had summer weather since April! That’s pretty much unheard of in the rainy Pacific Northwest. Climate change is real, y’alls. Right now, though, we’re going through a cloudy patch and...
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